Customs and practices: the regulation of the theatres -- The suppression of the Royalty Theatre in the East End of London -- Theatrical oligarchies: the role of the Examiner of Plays -- Theatrical subcultures: fireworks, freemasonry, and Philip de Loutherbourg -- Political micro…
David Worrall uncovers the role of stage censorship during the Romantic period and those who struggled against it. He deals with the complex vitality of Romantic theatrical culture and its politicisation at all levels.
Theatric Revolution considers the role of stage censorship during the Romantic period, an era otherwise associated with the freedom of expression. Looking beyond the Royal theatres at Covent Garden and Drury Lane which have dominated most recent accounts of the period, this book…
Harlequin Empire explores the presentation of other cultures and ethnicities on the British stage during the long eighteenth-century, with particular emphasis on the period after 1750. It argues that popular forms of drama such as burletta, pantomime, melodrama and spectacle con…
"Harlequin Empire explores the presentation of foreign cultures and ethnicities on the popular British stage from 1750 to 1840. Under the 1737 Licensing Act, Covent Garden, Drury Lane and regional Theatres Royal held a monopoly on the dramatic canon. Excluded from polite dramati…
