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Title Hamlet
Document Type Rehearsal Copy
Reference Ham 79
Primary Association Hoyt, Edwin N.
Associated Names Booth, Edwin, Robert B. Mantell, Louis James
Theatre Metropolitan Opera House; Academy of Music; Opera House
Place of Production New York; Brooklyn; Chicago
Country of Production United States
Date of Production 1880s-1890s
Description Well-marked prompt book with cast lists for performances in 1888, 1894, 1896. Contains photographs of Edwin Booth.
Genre Tragedy
Theme(s) History, Politics and Corruption; Royalty, Aristocracy and Class
Roles Edwin Booth - Hamlet
Content Keywords death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage
Context Keywords cuts, cues, cast, script, characters
Shattuck Code Not in Shattuck
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.