Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Prologue 7
3. Contents 9
4. Illustrations 11
5. 1. The Theatre Loses a Patron 1799–1800 15
6. 2. Circus and Spectacle 1800–1801 25
7. 3. Whirligig and Witchcraft 1801–1802 36
8. 4. A Great Manager Passes 1802–1803 47
9. 5. First Jefferson and First Melodrama 1803–1804 57
10. 6. History Takes a Bow 1804–1805 66
11. 7. Enter the Censor 1805–1806 75
12. 8. Patriotism and Pantomime 1806–1807 86
13. 9. Audience Reaction: The Embargo 1807–1808 96
14. 10. Panoply 1808–1809 106
15. 11. Warren & Wood 1809–1810 113
16. Epilogue 121
17. Appendix Α. Plays, Ballets, Pantomimes, and Musical Entertainments 1800–1810 127
18. Appendix Β. Performers 140
19. Index 143