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Field name | Value |
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Title | King Lear |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Lear 19 |
Primary Association | Phelps, Samuel |
Theatre | Sadler's Wells |
Place of Production | London |
Country of Production | Great Britain |
Date of Production | 5 Nov 1845 |
Description | Phelps's first prompt book of his restored version, with some notes referring to an 1855 production. Cuts, calls, stage business, cues for effects and timings. |
Genre | Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
Context Keywords | character, property, scenery, stage, music, cues, blocking, business, lighting, sound effects, timings |
Edition | Works |
Shattuck Code | KL 36 |
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. |