Subscription Theater : : Democracy and Drama in Britain and Ireland, 1880-1939 / / Matthew Franks.

Subscription Theater asks why turn-of-the-century British and Irish citizens spent so much time, money, and effort adding their names to subscription lists. Shining a spotlight on private play-producing clubs, public repertory theaters, amateur drama groups, and theatrical magazines, Matthew Franks...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 7 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction. Stages of Subscription
  • Chapter 1. Private Subscription: The Incorporated Stage Society and Ephemeral Repertoire
  • Chapter 2. Public Subscription: Audience Impressions in Dublin, Glasgow, and Liverpool
  • Chapter 3. Subscription On and Beyond the Stage
  • Chapter 4. Affiliative Subscription: Paying to Play with Amateur Groups
  • Chapter 5. Virtual Subscription: The Mask as Readers’ Theater
  • Epilogue. Subscribe Now
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments