David Thomas (Editor)
Restoration and Georgian England, 1660-1788.
Cambridge University Press, 1989. Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History. First edition. 0521233801 xxx/460 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.5", is bound in blue cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine and gilt-lettered red compartment to front cover. Book is like new. Dust jacket, in mylar cover, is in fine condition. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
"This is the first volume in the series Theatre in Europe: a documentary history. The authors have compiled a documentary account of the theatre in Britain during the Restoration and Georgian period, which covers some 120 years of theatrical activity. It was an exciting period that saw the first arrival of the scenic stage in the public theatres of London, bringing with it a whole new approach to staging and performance. The development outlined in the volume shows the progression of the theatre from a tightly controlled, court-based institution in the Restoration to an ebullient, bustling, commercial undertaking with wide popular appeal in the late Georgian period. The collection of primary source material (both verbal and visual) documents changes in government control and censorship, company management, actors and acting styles, stage presentation, playhouse design and audience response."