Rather than a formal history of the stage, Cook collects the byways of theatrical life: playgoers and critics, the Master of the Revels, the licenser and examiner of plays, first nights and riots such as the half-price disturbances at Drury Lane and Covent Garden, benefits, stage costume and scenery, prompters and the odd characters who lived behind the footlights.
An anecdotal treasury for lovers of theatre history from the Restoration to Victorian times. Download the free EPUB.