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The development of the English playhouse : an illustrated suvey of theatre building in Englang from medieval to modern times / Richard Leacroft

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Performing arts. TheatrePublication details: London, [etc.] : E. Methuen, 1988Description: XIII, 354 p. : il.; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0413606007
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Conté: Medieval Origins and Renaissance Influences -- The Emergence of playhouse forms -- Actor, audience and the perspective scene -- The elements of a developing playhouse -- The fan-shaped auditorium -- The retreat from the proscenium stage -- The growth of spectacle -- Picture-frames and proscenium walls -- The stage as a machine -- The growth of controls -- Stage reformed and safety theatres -- The traditional picture-frame theatre

Bibliografia p.[338]-345. Índex p.346-354

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