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The Children of Paul's: The Story of a Theatre Company, 1553-1608
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The Children of Paul's: The Story of a Theatre Company, 1553-1608 Hardcover - 1982

by Reavley Gair


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Between 1553 and 1608 St Paul's Cathedral housed one of the earliest London theatre companies, a commercially successful playhouse whose actors were drawn from the choirboys under the direction of their choir master. These were the Children of Paul's. Professor Gair has researched extensively into primary source documents to produce a thorough account of the theatre's origins, location, structure, repertoire and audience. As such this book represents the most detailed description to date of the workings of an Elizabethan commercial theatre. This book provides a fascinating background to our reading of Elizabethan drama as well as the technical history of a theatre company and a paricular area of Elizabethan London. As such it will interest social historians as well as students of the Renaissance and Shakespeare.

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  • Title The Children of Paul's: The Story of a Theatre Company, 1553-1608
  • Author Reavley Gair
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
  • Date 1982
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780521243605 / 0521243602
  • Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.43 x 0.71 in (21.59 x 13.79 x 1.80 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects English drama, Theater
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 82004185
  • Dewey Decimal Code 792.094
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