Acting theory and the English stage, 1700-1830 / Acting theory and the English stage, seventeen hundred -eighteen thirty Acting theory and the English stage, 1700 to 1830 edited by Lisa Zunshine. - 5 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm

Facsimile reproductions of publications about acting (e.g. stagecraft manuals) from the early 1700s to the late 1820s.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Life of the Late Famous Comedian, Jo Hayns (1701) / An Essay Towards an History of Dancing (1712) / The Censor (1717) / The Prompter (1734-6) / Thomas Betterton, and Edmund Curll, The History of the English Stage, from the Restoration to the Present Time (1741) / Human Physiognomy Explained (1747) / An Essay on the Stage; or, the Art of Acting. A Poem (1754) / Reflections Upon Theatrical Expression in Tragedy (1755) / The Theatrical Examiner (1757) -- The Theatrical Review (1757-8) -- A General View of the Stage (1759) / The Actor: A Poetical Epistle to Bonnell Thornton (1760) -- The Theatrical Review: or, Annals of the Drama (1763) / Dramatic Genius (1770) / The Theatrical Review; or New Companion to the Play-House (1772) -- The Macaroni and Theatrical Magazine (1773) -- The Sentimental Spouter; or, Young Actor's Companion (1774) -- The Elements of Dramatic Criticism (1775) / 'The Siddoniad ... a Characteristical and Critical Poem' (1784) / 'The Modern Stage Exemplified, in an Epistle to a Young Actor' (1788) / The New Thespian Oracle; Containing Original Strictures on Oratory and Acting (1791) / The New Spouter's Companion (1792) / The Secret History of the Green-Room: Containing Authentic and Entertaining Memoirs of the Actors and Actresses in the Three Theatres Royal (1795) / The Dramatic Censor; or Weekly Theatrical Report (1800) -- The Theatrical Speaker; or an Elucidation of the Whole Science of Acting (1807) -- The Stranger in England; or, Travels in Great Britain: Containing Remarks on the Politics, Laws, Manners... with Criticisms on the Stage (1807) / The Dramatic Mirror (1808) / The Prompter, or Cursory Hints to Young Actors. A Didactic Poem (1810) / The Thespian Preceptor; or, A Full Display of the Scenic Art (1807) / The Dramatic Censor; or, Critical and Biographical Illustration of the British Stage (1811) -- Theatrical Inquisitor, or, Literary Mirror (1812-3) -- The Monthly Theatrical Reporter (1814) -- Studies in the Science and Practice of Public Speaking, Reading & Recitation (1817) / The Stage: A Poem (1819) / The Road to the Stage; or The Performer's Preceptor (1827) / An Essay on the Science of Acting. By a Veteran Stager (1828) / Tobyas Thomas -- John Weaver -- Lewis Theobald -- Aaron Hill and William Popple -- William Oldys -- James Parsons -- Anon. -- Roger Pickering -- Thomas Wilkes -- Robert Lloyd -- Paul Hiffernan -- William Cooke -- Thomas Young -- Anon. -- Anon. -- John Palmer -- Joseph Haslewood -- Christian Augustus Gottlieb Goede -- Thomas Gilliland -- Anon. -- Anon. -- Charles Newton -- John Brown of Great Yarmouth -- Thomas Rede -- George Grant. Volume 1 -- Volume 2 -- Volume 3 -- Volume 4 -- Volume 5 --

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Acting--History--18th century--Sources.
Acting--History--19th century--Sources.
Theater--History--England--18th century--Sources.
Theater--History--England--19th century--Sources.


England--Civilization--18th century--Sources.
England--Civilization--19th century--Sources.
England--Social life and customs--18th century--Sources.
England--Social life and customs--19th century--Sources.

PN2061 / .A32 2009

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