A New History of the English Stage, from the Restoration to the Liberty of the Theatres, in Connection with the Patent Houses Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... index. "Abdelazar; or, The Moor's Revenge," production of, i. 200 Abington, Mrs., account of, ii. 284-289; benefit of attended by Dr. Johnson, ii. 287; friendship of Dr. Johnson for, ii. 287, 288: sketch of by Boaden, ii. 298 Acting at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, i. 290, 291 Actors, not amenable to arrest, i. 175; at the beginning of the 18th century, quality of the, i. 290; begin to engross a large share of publio attention, ii. 108; benefit societies founded for, ii. 248; dis-cussion of with managers, i. 169-171; jealousy between Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields, i.208, 209; prosecuted as vagrants by High-more, ii. 84, 85; protection of under Charles ii., i. 69; spelling of names of, i. 196, 197; system of douceurs to, i. 169; war with the, Colley Cibber's account of the, i. 204-206 Acts of Parliament of Elizabeth, i. 36,37 Addison, Jo6eph, modesty of with regard to " Cato," i. 339 Admission gratis to theatres, Pepys' means of gaining, i. 91 Admission-money, curious arrange-ment with regard to the return of, i.91 Advertisements, theatrical, in 1721, i. 406 Amaconi, the scene-painter, ii. 67, 69 Anne, Queen of England, death of, i. 399; orders forbidding people to go behind the scenes, i. 236, 338, 339; patentees of Drury Lane Theatre appeal to, i. 213 and note; proclamation of forbidding the production of immoral plays, i. 236; prosecution against players for uttering indecent expressions directed by, i. 230 Arne, Dr., the oomposer, ii. 236 "Artaxerxes," composed by Dr. Arne, ii. 236 Ashley, Sir J., patent granted to, i. 53, 54 Ass, prologue delivered by Haynes mounted on an, i. 166, 167 Astley, Philip, licence granted to, ii. 399 Aston, Anthony, strange career of, ii. 48-50; curious advertisement of, ...