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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Othello |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Oth 17 |
| Primary Association | Kean, Edmund |
| Publication Date | c. 1822 |
| Theatre | [Covent Garden] |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 1831 |
| Description | Prompt book belonging to Edmund Kean. Inscribed on 2nd interleaf: "Edmundi Kean - Theatrum, Mundi. - 1831". Manuscript note inside front cover states "The Gentlemen who Prompt, are requested not mark this Book but in pencil". |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; War, Empire and Colonialism |
| Content Keywords | love, race, jealousy, betrayal, deceit, infidelity, crime, death, justice, soldier |
| Context Keywords | timings, stage, cues, costume, cast, character, cues, business, lighting, property, music, sound effects |
| Additional Information | Contains cast lists for productions at Drury Lane (1818) and Covent Garden (unknown date). |
| Edition | [Oxberry edition, 1822] |
| Shattuck Code | OTH 16 |
| Play | Othello |
| 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. |