Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Prefatory Note ix
3. Contents xiii
4. Illustrations xv
5. CHAPTER I. PLAYERS AND PARLIAMENT 1
6. CHAPTER II. THE PLAYHOUSES 82
7. CHAPTER III. DAVENANT’S “OPERA,” 1655–1660 133
8. CHAPTER IV. GEORGE JOLLY AND THE NURSERY 167
9. CHAPTER V. THE DUKE’S COMPANY, 1660–1682 197
10. CHAPTER VI. THE KING’S COMPANY, 1660–1682 242
11. CHAPTER VII. THE UNITED COMPANY, 1682–1694 281
12. CHAPTER VIII. RIVAL COMPANIES, 1695–1705 299
13. APPENDIX 313
14. INDEX 409