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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Measure for Measure, or Beauty the Best Advocate |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Meas 2 |
| Primary Association | Betterton, Thomas |
| Associated Names | Downes, John; Gildon, Charles |
| Publication Date | 1700 |
| Theatre | Lincoln's Inn Fields |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 1704 |
| Description | Prompt book of Charles Gildon's operatic version, annotated by the prompter John Downes. |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; History, Politics and Corruption; Women and Femininity |
| Roles | Thomas Betterton - Angelo; Arnold - Mr Duke of Savoy; Berry - Mr Escalus; Verbrugen - Mr Claudio; Bracegirdle - Mrs Isabella; Bowman - Mrs Julietta; Mrs Prince - Mariana |
| Content Keywords | morality, love, identity, justice, imprisonment |
| Context Keywords | music, opera, business |
| Edition | Gildon version, 1700 |
| Shattuck Code | MM 2 |
| Play | Measure for Measure |
| 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. |