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Field name | Value |
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Title | Othello |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Oth 5 |
Primary Association | Cooper, Thomas Abthorpe |
Associated Names | Wentworth, Nelson; Macready, William Charles; Forrest, Edwin |
Publication Date | 1814 |
Theatre | Tremont Street |
Place of Production | Boston |
Country of Production | United States |
Date of Production | 1824-1842 |
Description | Prompt book used for many years, belonging to a prompter or a theatre rather than an actor. Includes the Cooper cast for 1824 and arrangements for Macready on 7th March 1827. A prompter named Nelson Wentworth marked the book 'as played by Edwin Forrest' on 5th May 1842. includes cuts, stage business, cues for effects and timings. |
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 | cast, character, scenery, lighting, cues, business, sound effects, music, stage, timings |
Edition | Kemble edition, 1814 |
Shattuck Code | OTH 13 |
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. |