Reflecting the Audience: London Theatregoing, 1840-1880

Front Matter

Reflecting the Audience studies in theatre history & culture Edited by Thomas Postlewait Reflecting the Audience London Theatregoing, 1840–1880 jim davis & victor emeljanow University of Iowa Press Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright 䉷 2001 by the University of Iowa Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel http://www.uiowa.edu/⬃uipress No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The publication of this book was generously supported by the University of Iowa Foundation. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Davis, Jim, 1949– Reflecting the audience: London theatregoing, 1840–1880 / by Jim Davis and Victor Emeljanow. p. cm.—(Studies in theatre history and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-87745-781-6 (cloth) 1. Theater—England—London—History—19th century. 2. Theater audiences—England—London—History—19th century. I. Emeljanow, Victor. II. Title. III. Series. pn2596.l6d38 2001 792⬘.09421⬘09034—dc21 2001034729 01 02 03 04 05 c 5 4 3 2 1 ...