Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xiii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The Amateur Period 6
6. II. Professional Beginnings 28
7. III. The rise of David Douglass 46
8. IV. The Southwark and John Street 52
9. V. Town and country theaters after the Revolution 70
10. VI. The Theaters of Thomas Wade West 84
11. VII. Chestnut Street, Federal Street, and the Haymarket 104
12. VIII. The Park and The proposed Richmond Theater 132
13. Notes 157
14. Index 171