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- catalog abstract "Invaluable source material for professional theatre directors and for students of English dramatic literature is provided by this detailed examination of playhouse procedures from Shakespeare's own acting company. In careful analysis, T. J. King reveals how the size and composition of the casts of characters for Shakespeare's plays were determined by common theatrical practices at London playhouses between 1590, about the time Shakespeare began his work as a playwright, and 1642, when the theatres were closed by order of Parliament. Although recent scholarship has chronicled the history of the Globe and other contemporary playhouses, there has been little systematic investigation of casting for Shakespeare's repertory company. To close the gap, Professor King studies eight manuscripts from performances at important Elizabethan playhouses, fifteen pre-Restoration plays that identify the men and boys who play principal roles, and authoritative texts of all thirty-eight plays usually ascribed to Shakespeare. From this evidence,we can now answer questions about the number of men and boys required as actors, which actors played male roles and which played female roles, and how much time was allowed for costume changes when actors doubled roles. Furthermore, several manuscript playbooks of the period show that playhouse attendants such as stage-keepers and gatherers of admission money often played minor roles and served as mute supernumeraries. The volume contains numerous illustrations of playhouse documents as well as tables listing actors, plays and roles for easy cross-reference and practical guides for production. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of Shakespeare studies and theatre history as well as to directors and actors.".
- catalog contributor b3472712.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-276) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Invaluable source material for professional theatre directors and for students of English dramatic literature is provided by this detailed examination of playhouse procedures from Shakespeare's own acting company. In careful analysis, T. J. King reveals how the size and composition of the casts of characters for Shakespeare's plays were determined by common theatrical practices at London playhouses between 1590, about the time Shakespeare began his work as a playwright, and 1642, when the theatres were closed by order of Parliament. Although recent scholarship has chronicled the history of the Globe and other contemporary playhouses, there has been little systematic investigation of casting for Shakespeare's repertory company. To close the gap, Professor King studies eight manuscripts from performances at important Elizabethan playhouses, fifteen pre-Restoration plays that identify the men and boys who play principal roles, and authoritative texts of all thirty-eight plays usually ascribed to Shakespeare. From this evidence,we can now answer questions about the number of men and boys required as actors, which actors played male roles and which played female roles, and how much time was allowed for costume changes when actors doubled roles. Furthermore, several manuscript playbooks of the period show that playhouse attendants such as stage-keepers and gatherers of admission money often played minor roles and served as mute supernumeraries. The volume contains numerous illustrations of playhouse documents as well as tables listing actors, plays and roles for easy cross-reference and practical guides for production. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of Shakespeare studies and theatre history as well as to directors and actors.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 284 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521327857".
- catalog identifier "9780521107211 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "9780521327855 (hbk.)".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Angleterre Londres".
- catalog spatial "Angleterre Londres.".
- catalog spatial "England London".
- catalog subject "792/.028/0942109031 20".
- catalog subject "Acteurs Angleterre Londres.".
- catalog subject "Acting History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Acting History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "London (England)".
- catalog subject "PR3095 .K555 1992".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Histoire scénique 1625-1800.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Histoire scénique Angleterre Londres.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Histoire scénique Jusqu'à 1625.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Relations with actors.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history 1625-1800.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history England London.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history To 1625.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.".
- catalog subject "Theater Casting England London History 16th century.".
- catalog subject "Theater Casting England London History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Theatre Acting".
- catalog subject "Théâtre Angleterre Londres Distribution Histoire 17e siècle.".
- catalog subject "Théâtre Distribution artistique Angleterre Londres Histoire 16e siècle.".
- catalog title "Casting Shakespeare's plays : London actors and their roles, 1590-1642 / T.J. King.".
- catalog type "text".