Features rare and unique prompt books from the world-famous collection at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. These prompt books tell the story of Shakespeare's plays as they were performed in theatres throughout Great Britain, the United States and internationally, between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries. Documents are indexed by genre, country, theatre, associated names, and key search terms. The prompt books are supplemented by souvenir copies, ephemera, illustrations and drawings, photographs, music scores, and correspondence.