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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Othello |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Oth 20 |
| Case Study | Oth20 |
| Associated Names | Willmott, John; Ellis, George; Kean, Edmund , Cox, Alderman; Charles Macready, William; Forrest, Edwin |
| Theatre | Drury Lane |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | c. 1820-1843 |
| Description | Manuscript notes regarding prompt book on first fly leaves. States that this was used by Kemble and Siddons but Shattuck points out that this cannot be the case as they did not perform at Drury Lane after 1802. Contains cast list for 8 June 1843 listing Macready as Othello. Property of George Vivian, who presented it to Dorothy Martin in appreciation of her excellent work, November 28, 1931. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; War, Empire and Colonialism |
| Roles | Macready - Othello; Phelps - Iago; Anderson - Cassio; Hudson - Roderigo; Elton - Brabantio; Helen Faucit - Desdemona; Mrs Warner - Emilia |
| Content Keywords | love, race, jealousy, betrayal, deceit, infidelity, crime, death, justice, soldier |
| Context Keywords | cuts, cues, business, stage, actor, characters |
| Edition | Kemble edition, 1804 |
| Shattuck Code | OTH 12 |
| 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. |