Theater -- England -- Early works to 1800
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The Actors Remonstrance, or Complaint, for the Silencing of Their Profession, and Banishment From Their Severall Play-Houses (London: Printed for Edw. Nickson, 1643) (HTML at Renascence Editions)- A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage: Together with the Sense of Antiquity Upon This Argument (second edition; London: Printed for S. Keble et al., 1698), by Jeremy Collier (page images at Utah)
- Wits Common Wealth, the Second Part (London: Printed by W. Stansby for R. Royston, 1634), ed. by Francis Meres (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Playes Confuted in Five Actions, by Stephen Gosson (frame- and cookie-dependent page images here at Penn)
- Pierce Penilesse: His Supplication to the Divell, by Thomas Nash (HTML at Renascence Editions)
- Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage, and of the Economy and Usages of the Ancient Theatres in England (Basel, Switzerland: J. J. Tourneisen, 1800), by Edmond Malone, contrib. by George Steevens
- The Schoole of Abuse, by Stephen Gosson (HTML at Renascence Editions)
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Filed under: Theater -- England -- Brighton -- History- The History of the Theatres of Brighton, From 1774 to 1885 (Brighton: King and Thorne, 1886), by Henry C. Porter (page images at HathiTrust)
- Records of Early English Drama: Bristol (Toronto et al.: University of Toronto Press, c1997), ed. by Mark C. Pilkinton (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Collection of Ancient Documents Respecting the Office of Master of the Revels, and Other Papers Relating to the Early English Theatre, From the Original Manuscripts Formerly in the Haslewood Collection (London: Printed by T. Richards, 1870), ed. by J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, contrib. by Joseph Haslewood (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Complete History of the English Stage (5 volumes; London: Printed for the author, ca. 1800), by Charles Dibdin (page images at HathiTrust)
- The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare, and Annals of the Stage to the Restoration (3 volumes; London: J. Murray, 1831), by John Payne Collier (page images at HathiTrust)
- Shakespearean Playhouses: A History of English Theatres From the Beginnings to the Restoration (Boston et al: Houghton Mifflin Co., c1917), by Joseph Quincy Adams (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Organization and Personnel of the Shakespearean Company (New York: Russell and Russell, 1961), by T. W. Baldwin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dramatic Publication in England, 1580-1640: A Study of Conditions Affecting Content and Form of Drama (Modern Language Association of America monograph #2; New York: D.C. Heath; London : Oxford University Press, 1927), by Evelyn May Albright (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sous le Masque de "William Shakespeare": William Stanley, VIe Comte de Derby (2 volumes in French; Paris: Payot et cie, 1918-1919), by A. Lefranc
- Documents Relating to the Office of the Revels in the Time of Queen Elizabeth (Louvain: A. Uystpruyst; et al., 1908), by Great Britain Office of the Revels, ed. by Albert Feuillerat
- Henslowe's Diary (2 volumes; London: A. H. Bullen, 1904-1908), by Philip Henslowe, ed. by W. W. Greg
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- The Organization and Personnel of the Shakespearean Company (New York: Russell and Russell, 1961), by T. W. Baldwin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Dramatic Publication in England, 1580-1640: A Study of Conditions Affecting Content and Form of Drama (Modern Language Association of America monograph #2; New York: D.C. Heath; London : Oxford University Press, 1927), by Evelyn May Albright (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sous le Masque de "William Shakespeare": William Stanley, VIe Comte de Derby (2 volumes in French; Paris: Payot et cie, 1918-1919), by A. Lefranc
- Shakespearean Prompt-Books of the Seventeenth Century, by William Shakespeare and G. Blakemore Evans (HTML at bsuva.org)
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Gaming the Stage: Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2018), by Gina Bloom
- Toward a Theater of the Oppressed: The Dramaturgy of John Arden (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c1995), by Javed Malick (page images at HathiTrust)
- Records of Early English Drama: Kent: Diocese of Canterbury (3 volumes; 2002), ed. by James M. Gibson
- The Case of Mrs. Clive, Submitted to the Publick (London: Printed for B. Dod, 1744), by Kitty Clive (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
- A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800 (16 volumes; Carbondale and Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, c1973-1993), by Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans (page images at HathiTrust)
- Records of Early English Drama: Oxford (2 volumes; c2004), ed. by John R. Elliott, Alan H. Nelson, Alexandra F. Johnston, and Diana Wyatt
- Records of Early English Drama: Sussex (c2000), ed. by Cameron Louis (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Letters From A Theatrical Scene-Painter: Being Sketches of The Minor Theatres of London as They Were Twenty Years Ago (London and Belfast: M. Ward and Co., 1880), by T. W. Erle
- The Playgoers' Club, 1884 to 1905: Its History and Memories (London: The Playgoers' Club, 1905), by Benjamin William Findon (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Knight of the Burning Pestle, by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (PDF at astorialand.com)
- The "Mind the Paint" Girl (comedy in 4 acts), by Arthur Wing Pinero (Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML with music, and page images)
- The Position of Peggy Harper (Works of Leonard Merrick edition; London et al.: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d.), by Leonard Merrick, contrib. by Arthur Wing Pinero (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Theatrical "World" of 1894 (London: W. Scott, 1895), by William Archer, contrib. by Bernard Shaw and H. G. Hibbert (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Theatrical "World" of 1895 (London: W. Scott, 1896), by William Archer, contrib. by Arthur Wing Pinero and H. G. Hibbert
- Fashioning Change: The Trope of Clothing in High- and Late-Medieval England (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c2012), by Andrea Denny-Brown (PDF at Ohio State)
- The Dramatic Records of Sir Henry Herbert, Master of the Revels, 1623-1673 (1917), by Great Britain Office of the Revels and Henry Herbert, ed. by Joseph Quincy Adams (multiple formats at archive.org)
- An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, by Colley Cibber
- A Complete History of the English Stage (5 volumes; London: Printed for the author, ca. 1800), by Charles Dibdin (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Actors Remonstrance, or Complaint, for the Silencing of Their Profession, and Banishment From Their Severall Play-Houses (London: Printed for Edw. Nickson, 1643) (HTML at Renascence Editions)
- A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage: Together with the Sense of Antiquity Upon This Argument (second edition; London: Printed for S. Keble et al., 1698), by Jeremy Collier (page images at Utah)
- Wits Common Wealth, the Second Part (London: Printed by W. Stansby for R. Royston, 1634), ed. by Francis Meres (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Playes Confuted in Five Actions, by Stephen Gosson (frame- and cookie-dependent page images here at Penn)
- Pierce Penilesse: His Supplication to the Divell, by Thomas Nash (HTML at Renascence Editions)
- The Shows, or De Spectaculis, by Tertullian, trans. by Sydney Thelwall (HTML with commentary at CCEL)