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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hamlet |
| Document Type | Final or Souvenir Prompt Book |
| Reference | Ham 31 |
| Primary Association | Barrymore, John |
| Associated Names | Taylor, Lark; Jones, Robert Edmond |
| Annotation Date | 1924 |
| Publication Date | 1902 |
| Theatre | Sam Harris |
| Place of Production | New York |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | 1922-1924 |
| Description | Prompt book for the Barrymore production's second season, made by Lark Taylor. Contains anecdotes and observations on the history of the production, including Barrymore's last curtain speech and farewell party for the company. Signed on the front page of Act I by the cast members. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Tyrone Power - Claudius; John Barrymore - Hamlet; Rosalind Fuller - Ophelia; Blanche Yurka - Gertrude |
| Content Keywords | death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage |
| Context Keywords | scenery, cast, cues, blocking, music |
| Visual Content | Photograph of Barrymore on the front cover of a programme, scenery drawings, and blocking sketches. |
| Edition | Roycroft edition, 1902 |
| Shattuck Code | HAM 156 |
| 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 Promptbooks, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |