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Title Hamlet
Document Type Study Book
Reference Ham 45
Primary Association Roberts, James B.
Associated Names Anderson, James R., Charles Kean and Jacob Thoman
Annotation Date 1847
Theatre Chatham
Place of Production New York
Country of Production United States
Date of Production 26 Feb 1847
Description Study book with stresses marked for Hamlet. Lots of stage business, maps and fencing routine. Previously belonged to Jacob Thoman. Contains cast lists for Covent Garden (1829) and Drury Lane (1829).
Genre Tragedy
Theme(s) Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption
Roles C. Kemble - Hamlet; Mr Young - Hamlet
Content Keywords death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage
Context Keywords costume, character, cast, stage, cues, business, music, sound effects
Visual Content Contains illustrations depicting scenes from the play.
Edition Cumberland edition
Shattuck Code HAM 38
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.