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The French Revolution and the London stage, 1789-1805 by Taylor, George, 1940-

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From stage to page critical reception of Irish plays in the London theatre, 1925-1996 / by Harris, Peter James

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"The stage's glory" John Rich, 1692-1761 /

Table of Contents: “…Hume -- The finances of an eighteenth-century theatre : the Lincoln's Inn Fields Company under John Rich in 1724-1725 / Judith Milhous -- What the prompter saw : the diary of Rich's prompter, John Stede / David Hunter -- John Rich, theatrical regulation, and the dilemma of the commercial stage / Matthew J. Kinservik -- Dance theatre. John Rich, French dancing, and English pantomimes / Moira Goff -- Harlequin choreographies : repetition, difference, and representation / Linda J. …”
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The lively arts of the London stage, 1675-1725 /

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The villainous stage : crime plays on Broadway and in the West End / by Lachman, Marvin

Table of Contents: “…Early days -- Adaptations and sensation -- History and mystery on stage -- Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street on stage -- Series detectives and rogues -- Agatha Christie, playwright -- Crook plays -- The theatre of the mind -- Trial and error: courtrooms on stage -- The stage side of the triangle -- The spy who came onto the stage -- A funny thing happened on the way to the theatre -- Spoofing the mystery -- Social studies I: race, ethnicity, and religion -- Social studies II: criminal justice -- Whodunits -- Just in crime: the musical.…”
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Staging Governance : Theatrical Imperialism in London, 1770–1800 / by O'Quinn, Daniel, 1962-

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Ibsen's foreign contagion Henrik Ibsen, Arthur Wing Pinero, and modernism on the London stage, 1890-1900 / by Matos, T. Carlo

Subjects: “…Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 Stage history England London.…”
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Practicing the city : early modern London on stage / by Levine, Nina S., 1950-

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Practicing the city : early modern London on stage / by Levine, Nina S., 1950-

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Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609. by Beckerman, Bernard

Subjects: “…Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history To 1625.…”

Playing companies and commerce in Shakespeare's time by Knutson, Roslyn Lander, 1939-

Subjects: “…Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history To 1625.…”
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Romantic actors and bardolatry performing Shakespeare from Garrick to Kean / by Woo, Celestine

Subjects: “…Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history 1625-1800.…”
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Owning William Shakespeare The King's Men and their intellectual property / by Marino, James J.

Subjects: “…Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history To 1625.…”
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John Gay and the London theatre / by Winton, Calhoun

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Shakespeare and the Legacy of Loss / by Anderson, Emily Hodgson, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the actor -- Against loss -- The chronology of Garrick -- Theatrical time -- Celebrating performance -- Black Garrick versus Richard III -- Aphra Behn and the memory of Othello -- Becoming Richard, becoming Othello -- Garrick, ascendant -- Hamlet, David Garrick, and Laurence Sterne -- Garrick and the immortality of the stage -- Theatrical Tristram -- Garrick's autopsy, "Yorick's" skull -- Retelling The winter's tale -- The return of Leontes -- "Perdita" Robinson and the burden of the past -- Reanimating Lady Macbeth -- Siddons and the memory of Garrick -- The merchant of Venice and memorial debts -- "Shakespeare's" Shylock -- Clive's Portia -- Trial by theater and tradition -- Macklin's exit, Garrick's stage -- Shakespeare, retired -- Garrick's farewell -- Siddons, offstage -- Mourning performance.…”
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