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The Development of Theatre Collections and Their Present State: An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Louis A. Rachow
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From the days of Thespis to the knighthood of Henry Irving, society in general censured those who trod the boards, and historians frowned upon the theatre as a discipline worthy of scholarly attention. The records of performance, past and present, were neglected, ignored, and uncataloged—either tossed into cartons and relegated to attics and basements for future generations to discard, or they were filed in the nearest wastebasket. Only the drama and the literature of the stage (commentaries and criticisms, histories and reviews) were considered to be of substantial interest.

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A Special Section: Papers Presented at the TLA Session of the Newport Meeting
Information
Theatre Survey , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , May 1993 , pp. 91 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © American Society for Theatre Research 1993

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