The History of the English Toy Theatre

Autor(es): SPEAIGHT, George
Título: The History of the English Toy Theatre
Publicação: London: Plays Inc, 1969
ISBN:
Assunto(s):
SPEAIGHT, George (1914-2005)
Teatros de Papel -- História -- Reino Unido

Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières

Preface - 6
Author’s Note to the First Edition - 7
1 Origins - 9
2 The Regency and Early Victorian Theatre - 15
3 The juvenile Drama - 30
4 The Publishers - 34
5 Publishing the Play - 52
6 The Artists - 70
7 Selling the Play - 76
8 Georgian Home Amusements - 82
9 The Toy Theatre in the Home - 89
10 Performing the Play - 101
11 Portraits and Tinsel - 110
12 Decline - 136
13 Survival - 146
14 Collecting the Juvenile Drama - 262
15 Revival - 175
16 The Influence of the Juvenile Drama - 181
Appendix
A. Publishers of the Juvenile Drama - 183
B. Plays Published for the Juvenile Drama - 202
C. Public Collections of the Juvenile Drama - 218
D. Bibliography of the Juvenile Drama - 219
Index - 222