Thomas Betterton and the Management of Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1605-1708

by Judith Milhous

Book Overview

This thoroughly new investigation into the theatre management competition be­tween the Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields companies revises the established view of Thomas Betterton's manage­ment abilities by documenting the fact that his competition with the Drury Lane company made both an immediate and a permanent change in the course of Brit­ish drama.

Judith Milhous's meticulous investiga­tion of an astonishing range of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809309068
• ISBN13: 9780809309061
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"