Victorian Spectacular Theatre 1850-1910 Corrosion and transitions—with plenty of exercises

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Victorian Spectacular Theatre 1850-1910 Corrosion and transitions—with plenty of exercisesOriginally published in 1981. This study concentrates on one aspect of Victorian theatre production in the second half of the nineteenth century the spectacular, which came to dominate certain kinds of production during that period. A remarkably consistent style, it was used for a variety of dramatic forms, although surrounded by critical controversy. The book considers the theories and practice of spectacle production as well as the cultural and