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• catalog abstract "The Shakespearian Playing Companies is the first history of the professional acting companies who brought drama to London in Shakespeare's time. Andrew Gurr's ground-breaking book draws on the most up-to-date research to provide a general history of company development from the 1560s, when the first of the major companies belonging to great lords began regularly to offer their plays at court and in London, to 1642, when by Act of Parliament they were closed down. Only in London were the playing companies able to secure purpose-built premises (such as The Globe or The Fortune), and to foster a thriving theatrical and literary culture (in direct contrast to much of the rest of England, which was overtly hostile to professional theatre). In the second part of the volume, the reader will find detailed accounts of each of the forty companies that played in London during the period, including Shakespeare's company, The Chamberlain's/King's Men. Although professional playing was very much a collective endeavour, remarkable individuals emerge, from impresarios such as Philip Henslowe, Christopher Beeston, Richard Gunnell, and Richard Heton to stars like Richard Burbage and Edward Alleyn. Thoroughly grounding his discussion in the highly mobile social and political historical context, Gurr focuses on the plays themselves and the distinctive repertory traditions that led the different companies to stage them. These companies, and the growth of the London theatrical culture, are the factors which helped produce Shakespeare and to put into practice Shakespearian conceptions of drama.".
• catalog contributor b8193969.
• catalog created "1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
• catalog description "Although professional playing was very much a collective endeavour, remarkable individuals emerge, from impresarios such as Philip Henslowe, Christopher Beeston, Richard Gunnell, and Richard Heton to stars like Richard Burbage and Edward Alleyn. Thoroughly grounding his discussion in the highly mobile social and political historical context, Gurr focuses on the plays themselves and the distinctive repertory traditions that led the different companies to stage them. These companies, and the growth of the London theatrical culture, are the factors which helped produce Shakespeare and to put into practice Shakespearian conceptions of drama.".
• catalog description "Andrew Gurr's ground-breaking book draws on the most up-to-date research to provide a general history of company development from the 1560s, when the first of the major companies belonging to great lords began regularly to offer their plays at court and in London, to 1642, when by Act of Parliament they were closed down. Only in London were the playing companies able to secure purpose-built premises (such as The Globe or The Fortune), and to foster a thriving theatrical and literary culture (in direct contrast to much of the rest of England, which was overtly hostile to professional theatre). In the second part of the volume, the reader will find detailed accounts of each of the forty companies that played in London during the period, including Shakespeare's company, The Chamberlain's/King's Men.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-461) and index.".
• catalog description "The Shakespearian Playing Companies is the first history of the professional acting companies who brought drama to London in Shakespeare's time.".
• catalog description "pt. I.A History of the London Companies from the 1560s to 1642. 1. An Introduction. 2. The First London Companies. 3. Travelling. 4. Lording it Over the Players. 5. Settled Practices. 6. The Changes of 1603. 7. The Four Companies Under James. 8. From 1625 to 1642: Before the Revolution -- pt. II. The Company Histories. 9. Introduction. 10. The Early Elizabethan Companies: Berkeley's, Essex's, Rich's, Lane's, Clinton's, Lincoln's, Warwick's, and Sussex's. 11. Leicester's Men, 1559-1588. 12. The Queen's Men, 1583-1603. 13. The Early Boy Companies: Westminster, Merchant Taylors', and Eton Schools; Windsor Chapel, the Chapel Royal Children, and the First Paul's Chapel Children. 14. The Lord Admiral's/Prince's/Palatine's Men. 15. Strange's/Derby's Men, 1564-1620, and Pembroke's Men, 1591-1601. 16. Hunsdon's/Chamberlain's/King's Men, 1594-1608. 17. The Lesser Elizabethan Competitors: Oxford's, Hertford's, and Chandos's. 18. Worcester's/Queen Anne's/Revels Company, 1562-1625.".
• catalog extent "viii, 483 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Shakespearian playing companies.".
• catalog identifier "0198129777".
• catalog isFormatOf "Shakespearian playing companies.".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog relation "Shakespearian playing companies.".
• catalog spatial "England".
• catalog subject "792/.094209031 20".
• catalog subject "PR3095 .G869 1995".
• catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history To 1625.".
• catalog subject "Theater England History 16th century.".
• catalog subject "Theater England History 17th century.".
• catalog subject "Theatrical companies England History 16th century.".
• catalog subject "Theatrical companies England History 17th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. I.A History of the London Companies from the 1560s to 1642. 1. An Introduction. 2. The First London Companies. 3. Travelling. 4. Lording it Over the Players. 5. Settled Practices. 6. The Changes of 1603. 7. The Four Companies Under James. 8. From 1625 to 1642: Before the Revolution -- pt. II. The Company Histories. 9. Introduction. 10. The Early Elizabethan Companies: Berkeley's, Essex's, Rich's, Lane's, Clinton's, Lincoln's, Warwick's, and Sussex's. 11. Leicester's Men, 1559-1588. 12. The Queen's Men, 1583-1603. 13. The Early Boy Companies: Westminster, Merchant Taylors', and Eton Schools; Windsor Chapel, the Chapel Royal Children, and the First Paul's Chapel Children. 14. The Lord Admiral's/Prince's/Palatine's Men. 15. Strange's/Derby's Men, 1564-1620, and Pembroke's Men, 1591-1601. 16. Hunsdon's/Chamberlain's/King's Men, 1594-1608. 17. The Lesser Elizabethan Competitors: Oxford's, Hertford's, and Chandos's. 18. Worcester's/Queen Anne's/Revels Company, 1562-1625.".
• catalog title "The Shakespearian playing companies / Andrew Gurr.".
• catalog type "text".