The Restoration Theatre

First published in 1934, "The Restoration Theatre" is a work by Montague Summers that looks at stage plays written and performed during the Restoration period from 1660 to 1710. Contents include: "Announcements And Advertisements", "Systems Of Admission", "The Audience, Pleased And Displeased; The Orange-Wenches; And The Vizard Masks", "The Curtain; The Prologue; Changes Of Scene", "The Epilogue", "Realism On The Stage; The Scenery", "Costume", etc. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 - 1948) w...