TY - BOOK ID - 25195002 TI - Romantic drama PY - 2009 SN - 9780521889674 9780521182416 0521889677 9780511770500 9780511769696 0511769695 0511847882 1107201276 0521182417 1282655167 9786612655166 0511768850 0511766629 0511765231 051176801X 0511770502 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Drama KW - Theatrical science KW - English literature KW - anno 1700-1799 KW - anno 1800-1899 KW - Great Britain KW - Théâtre et société KW - Theater KW - English drama KW - Acting KW - Theater audiences KW - Theaters KW - Theater and society KW - Théâtre KW - Théâtre anglais KW - Art dramatique KW - Théâtre et société KW - History KW - History and criticism. KW - History. KW - Stage-setting and scenery KW - Political aspects KW - Histoire KW - Histoire et critique KW - Publics KW - Décors et mise en scène KW - Aspect politique KW - Dramatics KW - Histrionics KW - Professional theater KW - Stage KW - Theatre KW - Performing arts KW - Actors KW - Society and theater KW - Opera-houses KW - Playhouses (Theaters) KW - Theatres KW - Arts facilities KW - Auditoriums KW - Centers for the performing arts KW - Music-halls KW - Audiences, Theater KW - Theatergoers KW - Theater attendance KW - Elocution KW - Social status KW - Social aspects KW - Audiences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:25195002 AB - Drama in the Romantic period underwent radical changes affecting theatre performance, acting, and audience. Theatres were rebuilt and expanded to accommodate larger audiences, and consequently acting styles and the plays themselves evolved to meet the expectations of the new audiences. This book examines manifestations of change in acting, stage design, setting, and the new forms of drama. Actors exercised a persistent habit of stepping out of their roles, whether scripted or not. Burwick traces the radical shifts in acting style from Garrick to Kemble and Siddons, and to Kean and Macready, adding a new dimension to understanding the shift in cultural sensibility from early to later Romantic literature. Eye-witness accounts by theatre-goers and critics attending plays at the major playhouses of London, the provinces, and on the Continent are provided, allowing readers to identify with the experience of being in the theatre during this tumultuous period. ER -