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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Merch 56 |
| Primary Association | Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society |
| Associated Names | Martin, Dorothy |
| Actor-Manager/Director | Vivian, George |
| Annotation Date | 1930 |
| Publication Date | 1930 |
| Place of Production | Chicago; New York |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | 1931 |
| Description | Text from an unidentified printed edition pasted to leaves of a blank notebook. Contains a manuscript cast list on leaf 2. Includes detailed stage directions, lighting and music cues, and notes on stage setting and properties. Most cues colour coded (red for setting, blue for lighting, orange for music). Cuts to text marked. |
| 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, business, lighting, music, cues, blocking, property, sound effects |
| Visual Content | Contains illustrations of the Rialto Bridge and of a statue of Shakespeare. |
| Shattuck Code | Not in Shattuck |
| 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. |