Reflecting the Audience: London Theatregoing, 1840-1880

Contents

contents Acknowledgments, vii Introduction, ix part one. the surrey-siders London Audiences South of the Thames 1. The Surrey and the Victoria Theatres, 3 part two. orientalism and social condescension Constructing London’s East End Audiences Introduction, 41 2. The Pavilion Theatre, Whitechapel, 55 3. The Britannia Theatre, 73 part three. myth and nineteenth-century theatre audiences Introduction, 97 4. Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 108 5. The Queen’s/Prince of Wales’s Theatre, 137 part four. ‘‘theatric tourists’’ and the west end 6. The West End, 167 7. A National Drama: A National Theatre and the Case of Drury Lane, 193 Conclusion, 226 Notes, 231 Bibliography, 279 Index, 289 to our families ...