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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Document Type | Final or Souvenir Prompt Book |
| Reference | Lear 11 |
| Primary Association | Kean, Charles |
| Associated Names | Edmonds, T. W. |
| Annotation Date | 1859 |
| Publication Date | 1858 |
| Theatre | Princess's |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | c. 1859 |
| Description | "Cut, marked and corrected for Charles Kean Esq.. by T. W. Edmonds Prompter Royal Princess's Theatre, London 1850 to 1859." Includes stage business, cues for effects and timings. (2:45) Additional pencilling suggest further later use. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Charles Kean - King Lear |
| Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
| Context Keywords | cast, character, scenery, music, costume, cues, business, blocking, stage, sound effects |
| Visual Content | Contains 13 watercolour scene designs and several blocking diagrams. |
| Edition | Kean edition, 1858 |
| Shattuck Code | KL 55 |
| Play | King Lear |
| 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. |