Index to Books v
Contents vii
List of Illustrations xii
Book 1
General Introduction xiv
Dedicated to
Alfred L. Nelson 1
Dedicated to
Franklin D. Case 2
Introduction 3
Acknowledgments 3
Project: Editors 5
Contributing Editors 6
Symbols Used in the Calendar: Repositories and Publications 7
Abbreviations Used In the Calendar: Time and Duration of Production 7
Production Credits 7
Commentary on Performers 9
Source Designations 9
Contact the Senior Editors 10
Table of Special Abbreviations
(Alphabetical list) 11
Dramatic Genres and Their Abbreviations
(Alphabetized by genre) 13
Dramatic Genres and Their Abbreviations
(Alphabetized by abbreviations) 15
Authors and Titles 17
Authors and Titles: Introduction 17
Authors: Index 19
Authors and Titles: Index 25
Actors and Actresses 119
Actors and Actresses: Introduction 119
Actors and Actresses: Index 123
Composers, Music, and Song 167
Composers, Music, and Song: Introduction 167
Composers, Music, and Song: Index 169
Musicians and Singers 239
Musicians and Singers: Introduction 239
Musicians and Singers: Index 241
Dance, Entertainment, and Spectacles 247
Dance, Entertainment, and Spectacle: Introduction 247
Dance, Entertainment, and Spectacle: Name index 251
Dance, Entertainment, and Spectacle: Dance 259
Dance, Entertainment, and Spectacle: Entertainment 311
Dance, Entertainment, and Spectacle: Spectacle 340
Theatre Management and Back Stage Personnel 377
Theatre Management and Back Stage Personnel: Introduction 377
Theatre Management and Back Stage Personnel: Alphabetical Index by Name 379
Theatre Management and Back Stage Personnel: Alphabetical Index by Function 389
Acting managers 391
Acting managers (assistant) 391
Animal trainers 391
Armaments 391
Ballet masters and mistresses 391
Box bookkeepers 391
Business managers 391
Choreographers 391
Comic business arrangers 393
Directors of music 393
Furnishings 394
Gas engineers 394
House managers 394
House managers (summer seasons) 394
Lessees 394
Lighting technicians 394
Melodrama department 394
Melodrama music arrangers 394
Musical composers and arrangers 394
Orchestra conductors and leaders 395
Pantomime business directors 396
Printers 396
Producers 396
Prompters 396
Properties (scientific) 396
Property masters and mistresses 396
Proprietors 397
Refreshment providers 397
Scene designers 397
Scene painters 398
Scenery 399
Set decorators 399
Stage directors 399
Stage door keepers 400
Stage managers 401
Stage managers (assistant) 401
Stage mechanics 401
Treasurers 402
Trick and transformation arrangers 402
Wardrobe (designers and executors) 402
Wardrobe (wigs) 403
Summary Counts by Function 405
Bar Charts 1806-1900 410
Days Open per Season 412
Genre per Season 415
New Titles per Season 417
Performances per Season 419
Average Staff per Day per Season 421
Average Titles per Day per Season 423
Female Performers per Season 425
Male Performers per Season 427
Performers per Season 429
Titles per Season 431
Percent Female per Season 433
Percent Male per Season 435
Bibliography and Iconography 437
Bibliography and Iconography: Introduction 437
Books and Other Published Materials: Addenda 439
Books and Other Published Materials 441
Journals and Ephemera 453
Iconography 455
Full Legal Code of License 460