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This book is a comprehensive study of the customary practices of English players of the period--how they lived and worked and were paid, organized, and cast for parts in the phenomenally popular theaters of England. Gerald Bentley discusses sharers, hired men, boy apprentices, musicians, touring groups, and managers, showing that players in general



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*I. Introduction, pg. 3*II. The Player and His Company, pg. 12*III. Sharers, pg. 25*IV. Hired Men, pg. 64*V. Apprentices, pg. 113*VI. Managers, pg. 147*VII. London Companies on Tour, pg. 177*VIII. Casting, pg. 206*IX. Conclusions, pg. 234*Appendix: Casts and Lists of Players, pg. 247*Index, pg. 297

The Profession of Player in Shakespeares Time

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691612669, 978-0691612669
      ISBN10: 0691612668

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book is a comprehensive study of the customary practices of English players of the period--how they lived and worked and were paid, organized, and cast for parts in the phenomenally popular theaters of England. Gerald Bentley discusses sharers, hired men, boy apprentices, musicians, touring groups, and managers, showing that players in general



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*I. Introduction, pg. 3*II. The Player and His Company, pg. 12*III. Sharers, pg. 25*IV. Hired Men, pg. 64*V. Apprentices, pg. 113*VI. Managers, pg. 147*VII. London Companies on Tour, pg. 177*VIII. Casting, pg. 206*IX. Conclusions, pg. 234*Appendix: Casts and Lists of Players, pg. 247*Index, pg. 297

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