Beaumont and Fletcher on the Restoration Stage / Arthur Colby Sprague.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sprague, Arthur Colby, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History and criticism.

English drama.

Theater--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Theater.

Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.

Theater--Great Britain--History.

Local Subjects:

Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.

English drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History and criticism.

Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.

Theater--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.): 1 Frontispiz

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

PART I. The Stage History of the Plays

1. THE COMMONWEALTH DRAMA

2. FROM THE REOPENING OF THE THEATRES TO THE ORGANIZATION OF D'AVENANT'S COMPANY, November 5, 1660

3. FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF D ' A V E N A N T ' S COMPANY TO ITS OPENING AT LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS (NOVEMBER, 1660-JUNE, 1661)

4 . FROM D'AVENANT'S OPENING AT LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS TO THE OPENING OF THE THEATRE ROYAL IN DRURY LANE , JUNE 1661 - MAY 7, 1663

5 . FROM THE OPENING OF THE THEATRE ROYAL INDRURY LANE TO THE UNION OF THE COMPANIES MAY 1, 1663 - NOVEMBER 16 , 1682

6. FROM THE UNION OF THE COMPANIES TO BETTERTON'S OPENING AT LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS NOVEMBER I6, I682 - APRIL 30, 1695

7 . FROM BETTERTON'S OPENING AT LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS TO THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE HAYMARKET COMPANY UNDER SWINEY, APRIL 30 , 1695 - OCTOBER 15 , 1706

8. FROM THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE HAYMARKET COMPANY UNDER SWINEY TO THE OPENING OF HER MAJESTY'S ONLY COMPANY OF COMEDIANS, OCTOBER 1 5 , 1706 - JANUARY 1 5 , 1708

9. FROM THE OPENING OF HER MAJESTY'S ONLY COMPANY OF COMEDIANS ΤΟ THE END OF THE UNION, JANUARY 1 5 , 1708 - JUNE 4, 1709

10. FROM THE END OF THE UNION TO THE DEATH OF BETTERTON, JUNE 4, 1709 - APRIL 28, 1710

PART II. The Alterations and Adaptations

SIR WILLIAM D'AVENANT, The Rivals

ANON., The Island Princess, or the Generous Portugal

NAHUM TATE, The Island Princess

PIERRE MOTTEUX, The Island Princess

THOMAS BETTERTON, 'The Prophetess

GEORGE POWELL'S (?) Bonduca

ROCHESTER'S Valentinian

EDMUND WALLER, The Maid's Tragedy

BUCKINGHAM (?), The Restoration

ELKANAH SETTLE'S Philaster

THOMAS SCOTT, The Unhappy Kindness

BUCKINGHAM, The Chances

THOMAS D'URFEY'S Trick for Trick

THOMAS D'URFEY, A Commonwealth of Women

THOMAS D'URFEY, A Fool's Preferment

SIR JOHN VANBRUGH, The Pilgrim

GEORGE FARQUHAR, The Inconstant

ANON., Wit without Money

COLLEY CIBBER, The Rival Fools

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALTERED VERSIONS

APPENDICES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-36608-5

OCLC:

1013946697