The Standard Theatre of Victorian England /

The Standard Theatre of Victorian England /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jackson, Allan Stuart, 1934-
Imprint:	Rutherford [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c1993.
Description:	360 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Standard Theatre (Shoreditch, London, England) Standard Theatre (Shoreditch, London, England) Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century Buildings. Theater. Shoreditch (London, England) -- History. England -- London. England -- London -- Shoreditch. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1424731

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ISBN:	0838633927 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-354) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. The Royal Standard Theatre 1835-1848
2. John Douglass becomes Proprietor
3. The Foundations 1850-1853
4. Stars Arrive in the East
5. The Standard Becomes a Major Theatre
6. Events and Personalities 1856-1860
7. Miss. Mariott and the End of an Era
8. Recovery, Then Destruction 1864-1866
9. The National Standard Theatre 1867-1871
10. A Period of Transition 1871-1874
11. Heroines Imperiled 1875-1880
12. Sensation Scenes
13. The Final Burst of Energy 1883-1866
14. A Dark Secret 1886-1888
15. Epilogue, Adventures with a Tank
Appendix 1: The Douglass Family
Appendix 2: The Plays by Douglass.