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Title Hamlet
Document Type Prompt Book
Reference Ham 26
Primary Association Mantell, Robert B.
Place of Production Troy
Country of Production United States
Date of Production 19 Mar 1890
Description Much used prompt book with stage business, maps and cues for effect. Also contains a dummy cast list.
Genre Tragedy
Theme(s) Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption
Roles Mr Macready - Hamlet; Charles Kean - Hamlet
Content Keywords death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage
Context Keywords character, cast, costume, cues, business, lighting, scenery, music, sound effects, property
Additional Information Contains cast list for productions at Drury Lane (1823) and Park (1845).
Edition French's Standard Drama
Shattuck Code HAM 117
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.