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The business of English Restoration theatre, 1660-1700 /

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"Deborah C. Payne's groundbreaking study explores how the duopoly established in 1660 - adopted to create an upmarket, elite theatre - unexpectedly reshaped company practices, stagecraft, and the professions of actors and dramatists. Network and behavioural economic theory further illumina...

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Main Author: Payne, Deborah C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Theater > Production and direction > England > History > 17th century.
Theater and society > England > History > 17th century.
Théâtre > Production et mise en scène > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Théâtre et société > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Theater and society.
Theater > Production and direction.
England.
1600-1699
History.
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Summary:"Deborah C. Payne's groundbreaking study explores how the duopoly established in 1660 - adopted to create an upmarket, elite theatre - unexpectedly reshaped company practices, stagecraft, and the professions of actors and dramatists. Network and behavioural economic theory further illuminate the lure of an economic model inimical to self-interest"--
Physical Description:xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009398213
1009398210