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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Merch 22 |
| Primary Association | Kean, Charles |
| Associated Names | Parsloe, James; Steele, John George; Lovett, C.D.; Anderton, W.E. |
| Annotation Date | 1838 |
| Publication Date | 1810 |
| Theatre | Drury Lane |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 5 Apr 1838 |
| Description | Printed in 1810. Cut, marked and corrected by James Parsloe, prompter of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1838. Slightly altered and signed by John George Steele, St Charles Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana, C.D. Lovett, Prompter, Memphis and W.E. Anderson, Prompter, Charleston South Carolina. Contains scene sketches. A note inside the book states that this document was probably used on Kean's later American tour, from 1845 to 1847. |
| Genre | Comedy; Romance |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; Religion, Culture and Society |
| Content Keywords | revenge, money, friendship, love, justice, greed, sea, religion, disguise |
| Context Keywords | cast, characters, actor, director, cues, scenery |
| Visual Content | Contains beautiful pen and water colour scenery illustrations. |
| Additional Information | Cast list for Drury Lane April 5th 1838 available inside. |
| Edition | Kemble edition, 1810 |
| Shattuck Code | MV 12 |
| Play | The Merchant of Venice |
| 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. |