Together
with the
lives of most of the principal actors.
lives of most of the principal actors.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v11
1912.
G. A. B.
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CHAPTER XII
THE GEORGIAN DRAMA
I. MODERN AUTHORITIES ON THE THEATRE
Archer, W. Eminent Actors. Macready (by Archer, W. ), Betterton (by
Lowe, R. W. ), Macklin (by Parry, E. A. ). 1890-1.
Play-Making. 1912.
Armstrong, C. F. Shakespeare to Shaw. 1913.
Bernard, J. Retrospections of the Stage. 1830. [Posthumous: John
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Courtney, W. L. The Idea of Comedy. Lectures delivered to Royal Society
of Literature. 1914.
Dibdin, T. J. Reminiscences of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, Drury
Lane, etc. 2 vols. 1827.
Doran, J. Their Majesties Servants. Edn revised by Lowe, R. W. 1888.
Popular edn. 1897.
Dramaticus. An Impartial View of the Stage of the Causes of its de-
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Fitzgerald, P. The Book of Theatrical Anecdotes. [1874? ]
Romance of the English Stage. 1874.
The World behind the Scenes. 1881.
A new History of the English Stage from the Restoration to the Liberty
of the Theatres. 1882.
Principles of Comedy. 1870.
Art of the Stage as set out in Lamb's dramatic Essays. 1885.
Shakespearean Representation. 1908.
Gaiffe, F. Le Drame en France au Dix-huitième Siècle. 1910.
Gayley, C. M. Plays of our Forefathers. 1909.
Genest, J. Some account of the English Stage, 1660-1830. 10 vols. Bath,
1832.
Hale, E. E. Dramatists of To-Day. 6th edn. 1911.
Hazlitt, W. Lectures on the English Comic Writers. 1st edn. 1819. 3rd
edn by his son. 1841. Works. Edd. Waller, A. R. and Glover, A.
Vol. VIII. 1903.
Jullien, A. L'Histoire du Costume au Théâtre. 1880.
Lawrence, W. J. The Elizabethan Playhouse and other Studies. Second
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Lee, Sir S. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage. Reissue. 1907.
Lowe, R. W. A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature.
1888.
Mantzius, K. History of Theatrical Art (transl. Cassel, L. von). Vol. v.
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Matthew, Brander. Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and the United
States. 1886.
Meredith, G. An Essay on Comedy and the Comic Spirit. 1897.
Oliver, D. E. The English Stage. Its Origin and Developments. [1912. ]
Palmer, J. The Future of the Theatre. 1913.
Poel, W. Shakespeare in the Theatre. 1913.
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THE GEORGIAN DRAMA
I. MODERN AUTHORITIES ON THE THEATRE
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Lowe, R. W. ), Macklin (by Parry, E. A. ). 1890-1.
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Fitzgerald, P. The Book of Theatrical Anecdotes. [1874? ]
Romance of the English Stage. 1874.
The World behind the Scenes. 1881.
A new History of the English Stage from the Restoration to the Liberty
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Principles of Comedy. 1870.
Art of the Stage as set out in Lamb's dramatic Essays. 1885.
Shakespearean Representation. 1908.
Gaiffe, F. Le Drame en France au Dix-huitième Siècle. 1910.
Gayley, C. M. Plays of our Forefathers. 1909.
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Anon. A Letter to my Lord . . . on the present diversions of the Town.
With the true reason of the decay of our dramatic entertainments. 1725.
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dramatic pieces. . . .
1747.
Anon. The present State of the Stage in Great-Britain and Ireland. And
the theatrical characters of the principal performers . . . impartially con-
sidered. 1753.
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the books. . . . 1763.
Anon. The new Thespian Oracle; containing original Strictures on oratory
and acting. And a select collection of all the modern prologues and
epilogues.
