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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
| Document Type | Rehearsal Copy |
| Reference | Merch 50 |
| Primary Association | Wright, John Burroughs |
| Associated Names | Kean, Edmund; Robson, Frederick; McCullough, John |
| Theatre | Drury Lane; Olympic |
| Place of Production | London; Daynton |
| Country of Production | Great Britain; United States |
| Date of Production | 1823-1866 |
| Description | Checked for Nerissa. Contains playbills for Drury Lane (29 Dec 1823), Olympic Theatre (18 July 1853) and Turners' Opera House, Dayton, Ohio (13 March 1866). |
| Genre | Comedy; Romance |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; Religion, Culture and Society |
| Roles | Mr Kean - Shylock; Mrs W. West - Portia; Mr F. Robson - Shylock; John McCullough - Shylock; Mrs H. A. Perry - Portia |
| Content Keywords | revenge, money, friendship, love, justice, greed, sea, religion, disguise |
| Context Keywords | costume, cast, character, cues, business, music |
| Visual Content | Contains an illustration of Mrs W. West as Portia and of Act II, Scene 5. |
| Edition | Cumberland edition |
| Shattuck Code | MV 27 |
| 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. |