Chapters

• Front Matter
• The Playhouses: Location and Description
• The Licensing Act
• Theatrical Accommodations and Practices
• Finances
• Administration and Management
• Advertising
• The Benefit Performance
• Costumes
• Scenery
• Actors and Acting
• Repertory
• Dancing, Music, Singing, and Specialty Acts
• The Audience
• Production
• The Theatrical Seasons, 1729-1736
• A Note on the Calendar
• Season of 1729-1730
• Season of 1730-1731
• Season of 1731-1732
• Season of 1732-1733
• Season of 1733-1734
• Season of 1734-1735
• Season of 1735-1736
• End Matter