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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Coriolanus |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Cor 8 |
| Primary Association | John Philip Kemble |
| Case Study | Cor8 |
| Associated Names | Creswick, William; Irving, Henry |
| Publication Date | 1806 |
| Theatre | Covent Garden |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 3 Nov 1806 |
| Description | Annotations made by Kemble. Calls, properties, stage business, cues for effects and timings. At the front there is a three-page description of the triumphal procession. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Charles Kemble - Coriolanus |
| Content Keywords | power, soldier, greed, class, pride, destiny, friendship |
| Context Keywords | classical history, character, cues, lighting, stage, cast |
| Additional Information | Also includes a letter of gift from William Creswick to Henry Irving. |
| Edition | Kemble edition, 1806 |
| Shattuck Code | COR 2 |
| Play | Coriolanus |
| Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Promptbooks, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |