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Field name | Value |
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Title | Richard III |
Document Type | Prompt Book |
Reference | Rich III 15 |
Primary Association | Macready, William Charles |
Associated Names | Lowne, E. Y.; Irving, Henry |
Publication Date | 1819-1821 |
Theatre | Covent Garden |
Place of Production | London |
Country of Production | Great Britain |
Date of Production | c. 1821 |
Description | Prompt book made by Macready, following on from the failure of the production with his restored Shakespeare text. Combines some of his version with some of the Cibber version. Includes character lists, calls, stage business and cues for effects. |
Genre | History; Crime/Mystery; Tragedy |
Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; War, Empire and Colonialism |
Content Keywords | war, royalty, power, greed, love, death, crime, family |
Context Keywords | character, costume, cues, sound effects, business, music, stage, blocking |
Edition | Oxberry edition, 1819; Stodart edition, 1821 |
Shattuck Code | RIII 12 |
Play | Richard III |
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. |