Eighteenth Century British and Irish Promptbooks: A Descriptive Bibliography

by Edward Langhans

Overview

This comprehensive volume lists and describes all known eighteen century British and Irish promptbooks. Each entry includes the location of the copy, shelf mark, production for which the prompt-book was prepared (theatre, date, prompter's name, if known), the types of notes the copy contains (description of setting, entrance notes, costume notes, ground plans, warnings, cues, stage movement, line interpretation), and citations of any books or articles that have dealt with the copy. The illustrations of sample pages from some of the promptbooks listed will provide the reader with a fuller and more accurate understanding of eighteenth century theatre architecture and staging practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313240294
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/02/1987
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts , #6
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

EDWARD A. LANGHANS is Professor of Drama and Theatre and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, at the University of Hawaii.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Sources Frequently Cited
Introduction
Descriptive Bibliography
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index