The birth of modern theatre : rivalry, riots, and romance in the age of Garrick /

"The Birth of Modern Theatre: Rivalry, Riots, and Romance is a vivid description of the eighteenth-century London theatre scene - a time when the theatre took on many of the features of our modern stage. A natural and psychologically based acting style replaced the declamatory style of an earli...

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Main Author:	Poser, Norman S., 1928- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2019.
Subjects:	Garrick, David, > 1717-1779. Theater > England > London > History > 18th century

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