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Collapse 1 - English Works1 - English Works
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Expand 2 - Selections of the works2 - Selections of the works
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Expand 600 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare's plays (General works)600 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare's plays (General works)
Expand 601 - Photographs, Illustrations and General Histories of Shakespearian Stage Production and Performances601 - Photographs, Illustrations and General Histories of Shakespearian Stage Production and Performances
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Expand 606 - History of Shakespearian stage adaptations and alterations of the plays606 - History of Shakespearian stage adaptations and alterations of the plays
Expand 609 - Manuals of Shakespearian Production609 - Manuals of Shakespearian Production
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610 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre - General histories
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610.3 - The Curtain Theatre
610.4 - The Rose Theatre
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610.6 - The Fortune Theatre
610.7 - The Swan Theatre
610.8 - The Red Bull Theatre
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611 - The Actors - Shakespeare and his fellow actors
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611.11 - Chamberlain's - King's
611.12 - Worcester's Queen s - Pembroke's (1593)
611.13 - Strange's - Admiral's
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612 - The Stage Business
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612.2 - Producer, Prompter
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612.4 - Songs, Dances, Acrobatics
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Expand 614 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Audience614 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Audience
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615 - Court and Stage
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630 - The British Eighteenth-century Theatre - General works
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631 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. of the Actors and Actresses Portraits
631 443575 - An apology for the conduct of Mr. Charles Macklin, comedian : [with papers relating to the dispute over his performance of Macbeth]. - 1773
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639 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books, Souvenir programmes, etc.
639.9 - Recitals Readings of the works
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640 - The British Nineteenth-century Theatre - (general works)
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640.3 - Audiences
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640.9 - Stage History of a particular play
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643 - Stage Controversies and Attacks upon the Theatre
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649 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books, Souvenir programmes, etc.
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649.9 - Recitals Readings of the works
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650 - The British Twentieth-century. Theatre -(general works)
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650.3 - Audiences
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650.9 - Stage History of a particular play
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650.12 - The Open Air Theatre
650.13 - Small Travel ling Theatres
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651 - Period 1900 - 1918 General works
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651.2 - Acting, Elocution
651.3 - Audiences
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652 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc, Manuscript Prompt Books for the period 1900 - 1918
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653 - Period 1919 - 1945 General Works
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653.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays
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654 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc, Manuscript Prompt Books for the period 1919 - 1945
654.9 - Recitals, Readings of the works
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655 - Period 1946 - 1999
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655.2 - Acting, Elocution
655.3 - Audiences
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655.21 - Actors, Actresses: biographies
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656 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc. Manuscript Prompt Books for 1946 - 1999
656.9 - Recitals Readings of the works, One man shows
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657 - Period 21st Century
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660 - The Shakespeare Festivals and the work of other organisations not limited to a particular field
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665 - The Old Vic Theatre
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666 - Programmes etc. relating to:-
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666.4 - Globe Theatre, Southwark
666.5 - St. George's Theatre, Tafnel Park
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668 - Other Shakespeare Festivals in Great Britain
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668.61 - Pendley Shakespeare Festival
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669 - Amateur Productions - generally
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671 - Before 1800 (Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals)
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672 - During the Nineteenth-century (Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals)
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673 - During the Twentieth-century - General histories
673.1 - Period 1900 -
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673.02 - Acting, Elocution
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673.03 - Audiences
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673.9 - Prompt copies
673.39 - Readings and Recitals
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674 - 21st Century
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676 - Other Shakespeare Festivals in the U.S.A. - Theatre Material only
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676.12 - Alabama
676.19 - California Shakespeare Festival
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676.23 - Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
676.26 - Colorado
676.29 - Dallas , Texas
676.36 - Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
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676.53 - New York Shakespeare Festival
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676.59 - Monmouth - Theatre at
676.63 - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
676.70 - San Diego, Cal,
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676.80 - Taylor University Shakespeare Festival
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676.90 - Yale Shakespeare Festival
676.99 - Other Festivals in U.S.A, not yet catalogued
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677 - The Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Stratford, Ontario)
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678 - Other Canadian Festivals
678.3 - The Earle Grey Festival, Toronto
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679 - Amateur Productions - -generally
679.4 - Societies, etc.
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680 - Shakespeare Stage Production from Other Countries
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681 - Germany
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682 - France
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683 - Italy
684 - Spain and Portugal
685 - Other European countries
685.11 - Austria
685.14 - Belgium
685.17 - Bulgaria
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685.22 - Cyprus
685.29 - Denmark
685.31 - Greece
685.41 - Hungary
685.43 - Iceland
685.46 - Latvia
685.47 - Lithuana
685.49 - Malta
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685.57 - Norway
685.61 - Poland
685.66 - Roumania
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685.72 - Switzerland
685.92 - Yugoslavia
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685.292 - Finland
685.925 - Macedonia
686 - South and Central America
687 - The Far East
687.1 - China
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687.5 - Burma
687.6 - Tibet
687.41 - Pakistan
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689 - Other Countries
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689.7 - New Zealand
689.8 - Africa
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689.12 - Israel
689.15 - Iraq
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689.19 - Armenia
689.81 - South Africa
689.84 - Egypt
689.86 - East Africa
689.87 - West Africa
690 - Shakespeare Production in Other Media -
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692 - Broadcasting
692.1 - Sound
692.2 - Television
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694.1 - Influence of Shakespeare on films
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695 - Ballet
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696 - Marionettes and puppets
697 - Juvenile drama, Toy theatre, Computer games
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698 - Opera and Musicals
698.2 - Programmes
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699.8 - Programmes of plays connected with Shakespearian photographs
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699.62 - In Canada
699.63 - In Australia
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699.65 - In South Africa
699.66 - In Other Parts of Africa
699.67 - In Asia
699.69 - Others - by place
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