Playing to the Crowd
eBook - PDF

Playing to the Crowd

London Popular Theatre, 1780-1830

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Playing to the Crowd

London Popular Theatre, 1780-1830

About this book

The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived in these communities.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Previous Publications
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Children on Stage: Idealized, Eroticized, Demonized
  9. 2 Moore and the Drama of Irish Protest
  10. 3 Zapolya : Coleridge and the Werewolves
  11. 4 Glenarvon on Stage: Impersonating Byron
  12. 5 Foscari : Mitford’s Dramaturgy of the Unspoken and Unexplained
  13. 6 Wilhelm Tell on the London Stage
  14. 7 Heroic Rebels and Highwaymen
  15. 8 London Crime: Executioners, Murderers, Detectives
  16. 9 Transpontine Theaters and Working-Class Audiences
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index