Introduction. Stages of Subscription -- Private Subscription: The Incorporated Stage Society and Ephemeral Repertoire -- Public Subscription: Audience Impressions in Dublin, Glasgow, and Liverpool -- Subscription On and Beyond the Stage -- Affiliative Subscription: Paying to Play with Amateur Groups -- Virtual Subscription: The Mask as Readers' Theater -- Epilogue: Subscribe Now
Summary
Subscription Theater asks why turn-of-the-century British and Irish citizens spent so much time, money, and effort joining subscription lists. Matthew Franks argues that subscribers have been responsible for how we value audience and repertoire today, offering a new account of the relationship between ephemera, drama, and democracy
Analysis
Cultural Studies
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 16, 2020)
