The nineteenth century stage : industry, performance and celebrity.

Format:

Website/Database

Contributor:

AM (Publisher), digitiser.

Christ Church (University of Oxford), owner.

Emerson College Library, owner.

Folger Shakespeare Library, owner.

John Rylands University Library of Manchester, owner.

Royal Shakespeare Company, owner.

University of Adelaide, owner.

University of California, Davis, owner.

University of London. Senate House Library, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Great Britain--History--19th century--Sources.

Theater.

Theater--United States--History--19th century--Sources.

Theater--Australia--History--19th century--Sources.

English drama--History and criticism.

English drama.

Celebrities--Great Britain--History--19th century--Sources.

Celebrities.

Celebrities--United States--History--19th century--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2025.

Summary:

The Nineteenth Century Stage brings together primary source material from archival collections in the UK, USA and Australia to reveal the shifting and expanding theatre world of the nineteenth century. Featuring material such as prompt books, programmes, company records, photographs and playbills, users can explore the multi-faceted nature of the nineteenth-century theatre industry, the lives and careers of well-known actors and actresses and the production, performance and reception of popular plays of the time.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on March 26, 2025).

OCLC:

1500134441

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.