Cambridge History of British Theatre, Vol. 2, 1680 to 1895

552 Pages·2016·5.77 MB·English

by  Donohue Joseph.

the cambridge history of
BRITISH THEATRE
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volume 2
1660to1895
Volume2ofTheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatrebeginsin1660
withtherestorationofKingCharlesIItothethroneandthere-
establishmentoftheprofessionaltheatre,interdictedsince1642,
andfollowsthefar-reachingdevelopmentoftheformovertwo
centuriesandmoreto1895.Descriptionsofthetheatres,actors
and actresses, acting companies, dramatists and dramatic gen-
resovertheperiodareaugmentedbyaccountsoftheaudiences,
politicsandmorality,scenography,provincialtheatre,theatrical
legislation,thelong-drawn-outcompetitionofmajorandminor
theatres,andtheultimaterevocationofthetheatricalmonopoly
ofDruryLaneandCoventGarden,initiatinganewera.Chapters
ontworepresentativeyears,1776and1895,arecomplementedby
chaptersontwophenomenalproductions,TheBeggar’sOperaand
TheBells,aswellasbystudiesofpopulartheatre,includingmusic
hall,sexualityontheVictorianstageandothersocialandcultural
contexts,andtheappearanceofnewdeparturesindramaticart
andthefirstglimmeringsofmodernism.
Joseph DonohueisProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofMass-
achusetts,Amherst.Heistheauthorofbooksandarticlesonthe
BritishandIrishtheatreanddrama,includingDramaticCharacterin
theEnglishRomanticAge(1970),TheatreintheAgeofKean(1975),‘The
LondonTheatreattheEndoftheEighteenthCentury’(1980),and
‘Distance,DeathandDesireinSalome’(1997).Heistheeditor,with
RuthBerggren,ofOscarWilde’sTheImportanceofBeingEarnest:A
ReconstructiveCriticalEditionoftheTextoftheFirstProduction,StJames’s
Theatre,London,(1995).
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the cambridge history of
BRITISH THEATRE
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PeterThomson,UniversityofExeter
TheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatreprovidesauniquelyauthor-
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TheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatre,Volume:Originsto
edited by jane milling and peter thomson
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edited by joseph donohue
TheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatre,Volume:Since
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THE CAMBRIDGE
HISTORY OF
BRITISH THEATRE
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volume 2
1660 1895
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Editedby
JOSEPH DONOHUE
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Contents
Listofillustrations x
Notesoncontributors xii
Generalpreface xvi
Acknowledgments xvii
Chronology xix
part i
1660to 1800
1.Introduction:thetheatrefrom1660to1800 
joseph donohue
2.Theatresandrepertory 
robert d. hume
3.Theatreandthefemalepresence 
joanne lafler
4.Theatre,politicsandmorality 
derek hughes
5.Theatrecompaniesandregulation 
judith milhous
6.TheBeggar’sOpera:acasestudy 
calhoun winton
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7.GarrickatDruryLane,1747–1776 
mark s. auburn
8.TheatreoutsideLondon,1660–1775 
go¨rel garlick
9.1776:acriticalyearinperspective 
edward a. langhans
10.Thetheatricalrevolution,1776–1843 
jane moody
part ii
1800to 1895
11.Introduction:thetheatrefrom1800to1895 
joseph donohue
12.Presence,personalityandphysicality:actorsandtheirrepertoires,
1776–1895 
jim davis
13.Theatres,theirarchitectureandtheiraudiences 
joseph donohue
14.StagedesignfromLoutherbourgtoPoel 
christopher baugh
15.Theatreandmid-Victoriansociety,1851–1870 
richard w. schoch
16.GenderingVictoriantheatre 
kerry powell
17.Popularentertainment,1776–1895 
dave russell
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18.TheBells:acasestudy;
A‘bare-ribbedskeleton’inachest 
david mayer
19.Thenewdramaandtheoldtheatre 
peter thomson
20.1895:acriticalyearinperspective 
joel kaplan
Bibliography 
Index 
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