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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Lear 9 |
| Primary Association | Forrest, Edwin |
| Associated Names | Burroughs Wright, John |
| Theatre | Chestnut Street |
| Place of Production | New York; Philadelphia |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | 1863 |
| Description | Fully developed prompt book made by J.B. Wright. |
| 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 | cues, business, sound effects, cuts, blocking, publicity |
| Visual Content | Portrait of Edwin Forrest. |
| Edition | Forrest edition, no. 1, 1860 |
| Shattuck Code | KL 69 |
| 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. |