The Theatrical Public in the Time of Garrick / Harry William Pedicord.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pedicord, Harry William, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1954]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presents a look at the London Theatre during the 1700's when Parliament passed a licensing act establishing the stage under the control of the Lord Chamberlain.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

I. The Elbowed Crowd

II. The Four Estates

III. In the Name of Freedom

IV. A Bungling Reformation

V. Bon Ton

VI. Epilogue

Notes

Appendix A. Chronology of Garrick's Writing for the Theatre

Appendix B. Attendance Charts and Selected Receipts

Appendix C. A Statistical Survey of Eighteenth Century Theatre Repertoire

List of Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89780-4

OCLC:

1100460942