A NOTE ON THE CALENDAR
EOR a discussion of the methods used in compiling the calendar of per-
formances, the reader should consult the Preface to this part of the work.
However, some essential matters are reviewed briefly ltere.
The theatrical season is the unit of organization, and entries are ar-
ranged chronologically. Each season is a selfcontained, unit, prefaced witlt
a list of the performers in each organized company. Full information is
given for the first performance ofa play; for successive ones a reference to a
previous entry. (For a description of the “ladder" system of reference, see
the Preface.)
The organization of the playbills and advertisements into a format has
prevented any typograpliical reproduction of the structure of tile bill it-
self Entr’acte singing and dancing occupy separate sections of an entry,
prefaced by the designation in roman numerals of the act after wliich they
are offered. Newspaper advertisements and playbills generally include tlie
admission charges, the time of performance, and various notices such as
the place at which box tickets may be secured. For conciseness we have
entered this information for eaclt season tlte first time it occurs in our sources;
thereafter, we enter only significant variations. Because quotation marks
have been avoided, brackets are used to indicate paraplt rasing of the bill
at those points wliere confusion is likely between summary and reproduction
of the language of the advertisement.