Many of the 12 essays in this book in honor of Arthur H. Scouten's 70th birthday probe new territory in the exploration of Restoration and 18th-century English drama: music, publish ing history, and company management. Others extend such traditional topics as social and political history in rela tion to theatre. The essays are "Company Manage ment," Judith Milhous; "The Theatres," Edward A. Langhans; "Scenery and Technical Design," Colin Visser; "The Evidence from Promptbooks," Leo Hughes; "Performers and Performing," ...
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Many of the 12 essays in this book in honor of Arthur H. Scouten's 70th birthday probe new territory in the exploration of Restoration and 18th-century English drama: music, publish ing history, and company management. Others extend such traditional topics as social and political history in rela tion to theatre. The essays are "Company Manage ment," Judith Milhous; "The Theatres," Edward A. Langhans; "Scenery and Technical Design," Colin Visser; "The Evidence from Promptbooks," Leo Hughes; "Performers and Performing," Philip H. Highfill, Jr.; "The Making of the Repertory," George Winchester Stone, Jr.; "Music as Drama," Curtis A. Price; "The Changing Audience," Harry William Pedicord; "Political and Social Thought in the Drama," John Loftis; "Dramatic Censorship," Calhoun Winton; "The Publication of Plays," Shirley Strum Kenny; and "The London Theatre at the End of the Eighteenth Century," Joseph Donohue.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book is in very good condition. First Edition, First Printing. NOT a remainder. NOT a book club edition. Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1979. Dark blue cloth boards with bright gold stamped spine lettering. Book is in very good condition with a few light dots/marks in margins on a few pages, but no highlighting or underlining. Has a previous owner light raised non-ink book stamp on title page and page 99. Tight, sharp corners, bright spine lettering. Dust jacket is price-clipped with a few tears along edges. Has a one-inch tear at front top edge center and back top edge center. No writing, highlighting, underlining, dog ears, etc. Pages and boards crisp and straight. Spine un-broken with no spine lean. A nice copy of this scarce English theater history. 394 pages. ISBN: 0-8093-0926-2. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
