The Stage and the Licensing Act, 1729-1739
By: edited with an introduction by Vincent J. Liesenfeld.
Contributors: Liesenfeld, Vincent J.
Series: Eighteenth-century English drama
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
Subjects: English drama -- 18th century.; English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism -- Sources.; Drama -- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.; Theater -- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.; Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Description: ca 600 p. in various pagings : 23 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Polly / by John Gay; title: The fall of Mortimer / by William Hatchett; title: The restauration of King Charles II / by Walter Aston; title: A bill for restraining the number of houses for playing of interludes, and for the better regulating common players of interludes; title: King Charles the First / by William Havard / "The vision of the golden rump" from Common sense; title: "The festival of the golden rump"; title: The Licensing Act of 1737; title: Gustavus Vasa / by Henry Brooke.