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Klappentext This volume explores the professional English theater from 1530 to 1660. The documents collected here chronicle the theater through the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I. These primary sources offer first-hand accounts! including the daily life and work of the actor! and the most complete coverage yet of all the playhouses! including the Rose! the Globe! Red Lion! and the Swan. The volume documents the various theater companies of children! costumes and stage property matters! and ecclesiastical and governmental legislation. Zusammenfassung This volume explores the professional English theatre from 1530 to 1660. The documents collected here chronicle the theatre through the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I and offer first-hand accounts! including the daily life and work of the actor and the most complete coverage yet of all the playhouses. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of documents; General Editor's preface; Editor's preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Documents of Control, 1530-1660, edited by Glynne Wickham: 1. Henry VIII, 1530-47; 2. Edward VI, 1547-53; 3. Mary I, 1553-8; 4. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603; 5. James I and Charles I, 1603-25: 1625-49; Part II. Players and Playing, edited by William Ingram: 6. Introduction; 7. The popular image of the stage player; 8. A representative life: Augustine Phillips; 9. Patrons and playing companies; 10. Players and their playing places; 11. Costumes, properties and playbooks; 12. Players travelling in the provinces; 13. Companies of children; 14. Some illustrative instances of professional theatrical life and practice; Part III. Playhouses, 1560-1660, edited by Herbert Berry: 15. The Red Lion; 16.-19. The Four Inns; 20. St Paul's; 21. Newington Butts; 22. The Theatre; 23. The first Blackfriars; 24. The Curtain; 25. The Rose; 26. The Swan; 27. The Boar's Head; 28. The first Globe; 29. The second Blackfriars; 30. The first Fortune; 31. Whitefriars; 32. The Red Bull; 33. The Hope; 34. The second Globe; 35. The Phoenix; 36. The second Fortune; 37. Salisbury Court; Bibliography; Index....
