Theatric revolution : drama, censorship and Romantic period subcultures, 1773-1832 - Worrall, David; Oxford University Press (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008)
-- Customs and practices: the regulation of the theatres -- The suppression of the Royalty Theatre in the East End of London -- Theatrical oligarchies: the role of the Examiner of Plays -- Theatrical subcultures: fireworks, freemasonry, and Philip de Loutherbourg -- Political microcultures: the censorship of Thomas Dibdin's Two farmers -- The theatricalization of British popular culture: Queen Caroline and the Royal Coburg Theatre -- The theatricalization of British popular culture: a general historical anthropology -- Political dramas: Harlequin negro and Plots and placemen -- Crime, theatre, and political culture: The mysterious murder and The murdered maid -- Theatre of subversion: Carlile's Rotunda and Captain Swing
Includes bibliographical (pages [366]-393) references and index
Keywords: Theater -- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Theater -- Censorship -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism; English drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism