Child actors on the London stage, circa 1600 : their education, recruitment and theatrical success / Julie Ackroyd.

Av: Språk: Engelska Utgivning: Eastbourne : Sussex Academic Press, 2017Beskrivning: viii, 231 sidorISBN:
  • 9781845198480
Ämne: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 792.028083094212 23/swe
SAB-klassifikation:
  • Ikb-ea
Innehåll:
Introduction -- Professional Children{u2019}s Acting Companies in London c.1600 -- 1. The Clifton Star Chamber Case and the recruitment of boys for the Blackfriars Company: Choristers vs Actors -- 2. Grammar School Skills Transferable to the Blackfriars Stage: The Influence of Rhetoric and Oration -- 3. The Portrayal of Female Characters by Members of the Boys{u2019} Companies -- 4. Age Transvestism and the Playing of Adult Male Roles by Children -- 5. The Exchange of Play Texts Between Adult and Child Companies : Their use of the Induction and Prologue -- 6. Play Text Exchanges between Child Companies and Amateur Adult Companies : The Work of William Percy -- Conclusion : The Place of the Child Actor in Society.
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Introduction -- Professional Children{u2019}s Acting Companies in London c.1600 -- 1. The Clifton Star Chamber Case and the recruitment of boys for the Blackfriars Company: Choristers vs Actors -- 2. Grammar School Skills Transferable to the Blackfriars Stage: The Influence of Rhetoric and Oration -- 3. The Portrayal of Female Characters by Members of the Boys{u2019} Companies -- 4. Age Transvestism and the Playing of Adult Male Roles by Children -- 5. The Exchange of Play Texts Between Adult and Child Companies : Their use of the Induction and Prologue -- 6. Play Text Exchanges between Child Companies and Amateur Adult Companies : The Work of William Percy -- Conclusion : The Place of the Child Actor in Society.

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