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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Key to the Trial Scene called 'The Kemble Family' |
| Document Type | Production Notes |
| Reference | Xd 231 |
| Associated Names | Siddons, Sarah; Kemble, John Philip |
| Theatre | Covent Garden |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | c. 1806-1850 |
| Description | A roughly drawn diagram, with accompanying key, depicting the positions of each actor during the trial scene in the play. (Act II, Scene iv). As captured by George Henry Harlow's painting 'The Court for the Trial of Queen Katherine' created in homage to his friends, the Kemble Family. |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | John Philip Kemble - Cardinal Wolsey; Charles Kemble - Thomas Cromwell; Stephen Kemble - King Henry VIII; Sarah Siddons - Queen Katherine |
| Context Keywords | actor, cast, blocking |
| Shattuck Code | H VIII 75 |
| Play | Henry VIII |
| 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. |