The Theatrical 'world' for 1893 - [1895].
Author: William Archer
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Published: 1894
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The Censorship of English Drama 1824-1901
Author: John Russell Stephens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-06-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780521136556
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1980, this was the first study to make use of the Lord Chamberlain's files on English stage censorship. Dramatic censorship is shown to be a significant index of the Victorian age and the book fills an important gap in the knowledge and understanding not only of Victorian theatre, but of Victorian manners and attitudes.
English Drama of the Early Modern Period 1890-1940
Author: Jean Chothia
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-07-01
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1315504197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe period 1890-1940 was a particularly rich and influential phase in the development of modern English theatre: the age of Wilde and Shaw and a generation of influential actors and managers from Irving and Terry to Guilgud and Olivier. Jean Chothia's study is in two parts beginning with a portrait of the period, setting the narrative context and considering the dramatic social and cultural changes at work during this time. It then focuses on some of the main themes in the theatre, from Shaw and comedy, to the rise of political and radio drama, providing an interpretative framework for the period. This volume will be of great benefit to students and academics of English literature and drama, as it covers the work of the major dramatists of the period as well as considering the dramatic output of literary figures, such as James, Eliot and Lawrence.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Library
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 888
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKActresses on the Victorian Stage
Author: Gail Marshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-05-07
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521620161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGail Marshall argues that the professional and personal history of the Victorian actress was largely defined by her negotiation with the sculptural metaphor, and that this was authorized and determined by the Ovidian myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Drawing on evidence of theatrical fictions, visual representations and popular culture's assimilation of the sculptural image, as well as theatrical productions, she examines some of the manifestations of the sculptural metaphor on the legitimate English stage, and its implications for the actress in the later nineteenth century. Within the legitimate theatre, the 'Galatea-aesthetic' positioned actresses as predominantly visual and sexual commodities whose opportunities for interpretative engagement with their plays were minimal. This dominant aesthetic was effectively challenged only at the end of the century, with the advent of the 'New' drama, and the emergence of a body of autobiographical writings by actresses.
Lewis Carroll and the Victorian Stage
Author: Richard Foulkes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1351922335
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor of the enduringly popular Alice books, mathematician, Anglican cleric, and pioneer photographer, Lewis Carroll maintained a lifelong enthusiasm for the theatre. Lewis Carroll and the Victorian Stage is the first book to focus on Carroll's irresistible fascination with all things theatrical, from childhood charades and marionettes to active involvement in the dramatisation of Alice, influential contributions to the debate on child actors, and the friendship of leading players, especially Ellen Terry. As well as being a key to his complex and enigmatic personality, Carroll's interest in the theatre provides a vivid account of a remarkable era on the stage that encompassed Charles Kean's Shakespeare revivals, the comic genius of Frederick Robson, the heyday of pantomime, Gilbert and Sullivan, opera bouffe, the Terry sisters, Henry Irving, and favourite playwrights Tom Taylor, H. A. Jones, and J. M. Barrie. With attention to the complex motives that compelled Carroll to attend stage performances, Foulkes examines the incomparable record of over forty years as a playgoer that Carroll left for posterity.
Plays by Henry Arthur Jones
Author: Henry Arthur Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1982-09-09
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780521299367
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Silver King, The Case of Rebellious Susan, and The Liars, with a full introduction.
Sex, Suffrage and the Stage
Author: Leslie Hill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-06-16
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1350316563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarking the 100-year anniversary of women's suffrage, Leslie Hill provides a fascinating survey of the history of first wave feminism in British theatre, from the London premiere of Ibsen's A Doll's House in 1889 through the militant suffrage movement. Hill's approachable overview explores some of the pivotal ways in which theatre makers both engaged with and influenced feminist discourse on topics such as sexual agency, reproductive rights, marriage equality, financial independence and suffrage. Clear and concise, this is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of theatre and performance studies taking courses on Women in Theatre and Performance, Staging Feminism, Early Feminist Theatre, Theatre and Suffrage, Gender and Theatre, Political Theatre and Performance Historiography. This text will also appeal to scholars, lecturers, and Literature students.
Oscar Wilde on Trial
Author: Joseph Bristow
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2022-10-11
Total Pages: 670
ISBN-13: 0300268432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most authoritative account of a pivotal event in legal and cultural history: the trials of Oscar Wilde on charges of “gross indecency” Among the most infamous prosecutions of a literary figure in history, the two trials of Oscar Wilde for committing acts of “gross indecency” occurred at the height of his fame. After being found guilty, Wilde spent two years in prison, emerged bankrupt, and died in a cheap hotel room in Paris a few years after his release. The trials prompted a new intolerance toward homosexuality: habits of male bonding that were previously seen as innocent were now viewed as a threat, and an association grew in the public mind between gay men and the arts. Oscar Wilde on Trial assembles accounts from a variety of sources, including official and private letters, newspaper accounts, and previously published (but very incomplete) transcripts, to provide the most accurate and authoritative account to date of events that were pivotal in both legal and cultural history.
Shakespeare and Victorian Women
Author: Gail Marshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-03-19
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0521515238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first full-length study of Shakespeare's influence on Victorian women writers, actresses and readers.
