Project Gutenberg 2014-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 110 Doran, Dr. (John) 1807 1878 Doran, John Doran, Dr. John Lowe, Robert William 1853 1902 "Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3) Produced by Chris Curnow, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Their Majesties' Servants: Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3)" by Dr. Doran is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This volume presents a detailed exploration of the English theater landscape, focusing on key figures and developments from the 18th century, particularly the shift in tragedy and comedy during a crucial period in dramatic literature. The book appears to delve into the lives and careers of significant playwrights and actors, capturing the evolution of theatrical culture. The opening of the book discusses the decline of tragic literature from the era following Shakespeare, with a noticeable lack of progress among tragic poets until the advent of new influences in the late 18th century. It contrasts this with the vibrant development of comedic works, spotlighting successful plays and playwrights of the time, such as Sheridan, who produced enduring classics like "The School for Scandal." This section sets the stage for an in-depth examination of theatrical figures and their contributions, including references to famous actors and the changing dynamics of audience engagement in the theater. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Theater -- Great Britain -- History Actors -- Great Britain PN Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 907959 907864 2024-09-19T15:28:28.142513 2023-09-20T11:28:55.989527 text/html text/html 900421 2021-01-25T06:50:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 2153693 2021-01-25T06:50:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2032272 2024-09-19T15:28:46.420468 application/epub+zip 2036913 2024-09-19T15:28:32.253519 application/epub+zip 411223 2024-09-19T15:28:30.043540 application/epub+zip 2268147 2024-09-19T15:28:55.654413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2182327 2024-09-19T15:28:43.756500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563601 2022-09-21T11:50:55.476956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736242 736038 2024-09-19T15:28:25.659536 2023-09-20T11:28:53.672505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 736217 2014-10-14T13:43:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 296305 2014-10-14T13:43:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 736224 2014-10-14T13:43:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296110 2014-10-14T13:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21076 2024-09-19T15:28:55.823381 application/rdf+xml 10805 2024-09-19T15:28:30.217512 image/jpeg 2139 2024-09-19T15:28:30.131504 image/jpeg 2204483 2024-09-19T15:28:28.318525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia