Romantic and Revolutionary Theatre, 1789–1860

by Edited by Donald Roy , Introduction by Victor Emeljanow , Kenneth Richards , Laura Richards

• ISBN13: 9780521100854
• ISBN10: 0521100852
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This volume charts a period of political and social turbulence in Europe and its reflection on theatrical life. Apart from considering external factors like censorship and legal sanctions on theatrical activity, the volume examines the effects of prevailing operational conditions on the internal organization of companies, their repertoire, acting, stage presentation, playhouse architecture and the audience relationship. Many of the 460 documents are illustrated and drawn from sources in Britain, France and Italy. They have been annotated, and translated where appropriate.

Table of Contents

List of documents

General editor's preface

Editor's preface

Acknowledgements

Britain Edited

Introduction

Theatre, the Law and Management Practices

Theatres and the law

Management and company practices

Playhouses

Repertoire, Taste and Audiences

Repertoire

Plays and playwriting

Audiences: conditions of viewing

Composition and behaviour

The attendance of royalty: its effect on audiences and repertoire

Actors and Acting

Getting on stage

The theatre as industry

The art of the actor

'Natural' acting

The actors

The advent of Edmund Kean and Romantic acting

Macready and the move towards realistic acting

Melodrama acting

The faces of comic acting

Stage Presentation

Stage machinery, lighting and effects

Stage settings

Stage business

Costuming

France Edited by Donald Roy

Introduction

Documents of Control

Licensing of theatres

Censorship and propaganda

Managerial and Contractual Documents

Actors and Acting

Stage Presentation

Decors and machinery

Lighting

Costume

Audiences and Auditoria: Italy Edited by Kenneth Richards and Laura Richards

Introduction

After Goldoni

Carnival, feste and Street Theatre

Theatres, Scenic Design and Audiences

Early Nineteenth-Century Acting Companies and Theatre Conditions

Players and Playing

Bibliography by country

Index

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