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Title Hamlet
Document Type Prompt Book
Reference Ham 3
Primary Association Betty, Henry
Publication Date 1843
Theatre Covent Garden
Place of Production London
Country of Production Great Britain
Date of Production 28 Dec 1844
Description Prompt book with cuts on full text and a dummy playbill showing Betty as Hamlet.
Genre Tragedy
Theme(s) Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption
Roles Henry Betty - Hamlet
Content Keywords death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage
Context Keywords programme, character, lighting, cues, sound effects, music, business, blocking, property, scenery, actor
Edition Knight's Cabinet edition, 1843
Shattuck Code HAM 32
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.