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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hamlet |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Ham 18 |
| Primary Association | Kean, Charles |
| Associated Names | Parsloe, James; Nimmo, A. W. |
| Annotation Date | Aug 1840 |
| Publication Date | 1800 |
| Theatre | Haymarket |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 1 Jun 1840 |
| Description | Prompt book marked by James Parsloe (prompter at Drury Lane) for Charles Kean, August 1840. Includes corrections by A. W. Nimmo, the Edinburgh prompter, in 1842. Stage business, cues for effects and timings also noted. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Content Keywords | death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage |
| Context Keywords | cast, character, sound effects, cues, business, lighting, music, blocking, property, timings |
| Visual Content | Contains eight ink-wash drawings of scenes. |
| Edition | Kemble edition, 1800 |
| Shattuck Code | HAM 20 |
| Play | Hamlet |
| 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 Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |