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Klappentext In this fascinating collection! leading scholars examine the final decade of the nineteenth century; one of the most exciting and productive in the history of the British theatre. Zusammenfassung The final decade of the nineteenth century was one of the most exciting and productive in the history of the British theatre. In this fascinating collection! twelve leading scholars examine the playwrights! actors! designers and theatrical environment of the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Richard Foulkes; 1. J. L. Toole's theatre of farce: ancient and modern Michael Read; 2. Criteria for comedy: Charles Wyndham at the Criterion Theatre George Rowell; 3. Pineroticism and the problem play: Mrs Tanqueray, Mrs Ebbsmith and 'Mrs Pat' Joel H. Kaplan; 4. The Only Way and the other way: a Dickens adaptation for the 1890s Jim Davis; 5. Toga plays David Mayer; 6. Svengali: mesmerist and aesthete George Taylor; 7. Indecency and vigilance in the music halls Tracy C. Davis; 8. Painting and theatre in the 1890s Shearer West; 9. The architectural response Hugh Maguire; 10. Louis Calvert: a Shakespearian in the nineties Richard Foulkes; 11. Benson's Shakespeare Ralph Berry; 12. Travelling theatres in the 1890s Josephine Harrop; References; Index.
