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Books on: globe AND (playhouse OR playhouses OR theater OR theatre)

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The Neighborhood Playhouse: Leaves from a Theatre Scrapbook

Book by Alice Lewisohn Crowley; Theatre Arts Books, 1959

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Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theatre

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...with you, you winds! You waters I have fingered every shore with you. I have run through what any river or strait of the globe has run through. I have taken my stand on the bases of peninsulas and on the high embedded rocks, to cry thence: Salut au...
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Every Week, a Broadway Revue: The Tamiment Playhouse, 1921-1960

Book by Martha Schmoyer Lomonaco; Greenwood Press, 1992

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Tamiment Playhouse--History, Theater--Pennsylvania--History--20th Century

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...seasons, coupled with the increasing hardship of running the theatre, convinced Hack to call it quits. As John Meyer recalled...money, more time, and airplanes bound for all corners of the globe, it was no longer necessary to holiday close to home. Some...
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The Globe Playhouse: Its Design and Equipment

Book by John Cranford Adams; Barnes & Noble, 1961

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Southwark (London, England)--Globe Theatre

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...standing. 38 The substitution of "the Theater" for "some other suche common place...the "entrie of the Scaffolde," the Theater was patterned on its inn-theatre and bull-ring forerunners. A second...directed at the de facto owners of the Theater. The widow of John Brayne, who had been James Burbages partner in that playhouse, was instructed to go with one or...
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Shakespearean Playhouses: A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration

Book by Joseph Quincy Adams; Houghton Mifflin, 1917

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London (England)--Theaters, Theater--England--History

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...short hour" nothing was left of the "stately" Globe. I quote below some of the more interesting contemporary...Stow Annals : Upon St. Peters Day last, the playhouse or theatre called the Globe, upon the Bankside, near London, by negligent...
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Playhouse Law in Shakespeare's World

Book by Brian Jay Corrigan; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2004

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English Drama--17th Century--History And Criticism, English Drama--Early Modern And Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History And Criticism, Law And Literature--History--16th Century, Law And Literature--History--17th Century, Law In Literature, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Knowledge--Law, Theater--Law And Legislation--Great Britain--History--16th Century, Theater--Law And Legislation--Great Britain--History--17th Century

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...temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all...Inner Temples, and the Globe theatre. The sug- gestion...Adams, Shakespearean Playhouses (repr., Gloucester...Adams, Shakespearean Playhouses, 61. 4. Ibid...The First London Theatre: Materials for a History...The First Public Playhouse: The Theatre in Shoreditch...

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Journal Articles on: globe AND (playhouse OR playhouses OR theater OR theatre)

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The Rose and the Globe-Playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, South Wark: Excavations 1988-91

Journal article by R.A. Foakes; Shakespeare Studies, Vol. 39, 2011

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Books--Book reviews, The Rose and the Globe - Playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, South Wark: Excavations 1988-91 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...advertised as "Shakespeares Globe" in London have made much...authentic experience. The playhouse has proved very popular, and...building than the original Globe, and different, necessarily...the requirements of a modern theater--toilets, more exits...would be good to have a modern Globe built to the smaller configuration...
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Two Playhouses, Both Alike in Dignity

Journal article by Roslyn L. Knutson; Shakespeare Studies, 2002

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Theater companies, Theaters--History

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...Blackfriars was the premier theatre of England" from...does not specify the playhouses from which each benefit...uproar around the playhouse "almost everie daie...of playgoer at the Globe and Blackfriars...when only public theaters were open there is...both men attended the Globe. The question of...Histrionica, gave theater historians information about the playhouses in former times that...reputation of the Globe. Trumans observation...
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Archaeology Update: Four Playhouses and the Bear Garden

Journal article by Simon Blatherwick; Shakespeare Studies, 2002

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Archaeology and history, England--History, Theater--History

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...Archaeology update: four playhouses and the Bear Garden. by...excavations at the site of the Rose playhouse in 1988-89. Prior to the...a profound effect on the theater world and a similar one on...work on the sites of the Globe, the Bear Gardens, the...of the money to the Rose Theatre Trust (a charity established...managed by the author. The Globe Subsequent to the 1989 archaeological...the partial remains of the Globe were discovered (Blatherwick...
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The Bell Savage Inn and Playhouse in London

Journal article by Herbert Berry; Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England, Vol. 19, 2006

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...Bell Savage Inn and Playhouse in London by Herbert...London inns were also playhouses in Shakespearean times...pages. Yet three were playhouses for nearly twenty years...like the Rose, first Globe, and St. Pauls...fourth could have been a playhouse for thirty years, longer also than the Theatre, both Fortunes, and the second Globe-and if it was not...
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The Alchemist and the Emerging Adult Private Playhouse

Journal article by Anthony J. Ouellette; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 45, 2005

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English literature, 1485-1603 (English Renaissance period)--Criticism and interpretation, English literature, 1500-1660 (Renaissance)--Criticism and interpretation, Jonson, Ben--Criticism and interpretation, Jonson, Ben--Works, The Alchemist (Play)--Criticism and interpretation

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...Blackfriars when the private playhouses were reopened at the turn...unique position in Londons theater market. (11) As David...and the Kings Mens indoor playhouse itself, Jonson expands...located close to the public playhouses in Southwark. Located outside...situation of public and private theaters of the seventeenth century...increasingly important to the theater industry. (17) In 1608...public playhouses--the Globe, Fortune, and Red Bull...

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Magazine Articles on: globe AND (playhouse OR playhouses OR theater OR theatre)

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Rough Magic at Emory: An Elizabethan Playhouse Recreated

Magazine article by Mark Binelli; American Theatre, Vol. 14, September 1997

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Murphy, Vincent--Practice, Sixteenth century--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery

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...Emory: an Elizabethan playhouse recreated. by Mark...director of Atlantas Theater Emory, has a far...of an Elizabethan playhouse that seeks to channel...century spirit of theatres like the Globe, the Rose and the...Radio, more than 70 theatres called to express...Renaissance comedies. The playhouse will be used for decidely...great thing about this theatre is the stages proximity...
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Epps Where He Belongs: How the Actor-Turned-Director Found His Niche at the Once-Troubled Pasadena Playhouse

Magazine article by Bob Verini; American Theatre, Vol. 24, November 2007

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Epps, Sheldon--Biography, Epps, Sheldon--Interviews, Theatrical directors--Biography, Theatrical directors--Interviews, Theatrical producers and directors--Biography, Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews

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...Troubled Pasadena Playhouse. by Bob Verini...directed at the Old Globe in San Diego...Trained for a theatre that offered little...institution as the Playhouse he runs, Epps...front rank of theatres feeding both the commercial theatre industry and their...through it all. The Globe was at that time a substantial theatre, operating in...frequently said at the Playhouse, "This is great...
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Entrances & Exits

Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 17, October 2000

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7 Stages, Atlanta--Officials and employees, Actors Theater of Louisville--Officials and employees, Alwine, Robert C.--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., American Repertory Theatre--Officials and employees, Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland, Oregon--Officials and employees, Baum, Jill--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Brustein, Robert--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Casey, Brad--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Dance Theater Workshop--Officials and employees, Edwards, Cathy--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Eich, Stephen--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Gajdusek, Karl--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Garcia-Romero, Anne--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles--Officials and employees, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick--Officials and employees, Gibson, Melissa James--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Hebert, Julie--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Heckman, Kevin--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Hill, Jessi D.--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Kane, Honour--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., La Jolla Playhouse--Officials and employees, Martin, Drew--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Masterton, Marc--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., McAnuff, Des--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Morales, Alejandro--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Murphy, Elizabeth--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., New Dramatists--Officials and employees, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego--Officials and employees, Pasadena Playhouse--Officials and employees, Peterson, Craig T.--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Playwrights Theatre, New Jersey--Officials and employees, Ryan, George--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Shaner, Melissa--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Stage Left Theatre, Chicago--Officials and employees, Svich, Caridad--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Taylor, Dominic--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Theater companies--Officials and employees, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia--Officials and employees, White, Lyla--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc.

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...American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass...directed 12 of the theatres productions, wrote...author of 12 books on theatre and culture, as...reins as the La Jolla Playhouses artistic director...was the California theatres artistic director...Brunswicks George Street Playhouse, overseeing the...for the New Jersey Theatre Group, has joined...New Yorks Dance Theater Workshop has appointed...at San Diegos Old Globe Theatre, and Lyla...
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A Summer of Directing Dangerously: An Outspoken Director Tackles an Unsung Classic-And Some Touchy Yank-in-Britain Politics-At London's Re-created Globe

Magazine article by Gerald Freedman; American Theatre, Vol. 18, December 2001

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Antipodes (Theater)--Production management, Brome, Richard--Authorship, Freedman, Gerald--Personal narratives, Globe Theatre--Personal narratives, Rylance, Mark--Management

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...double rainbow framing the Globe! What a sight! My spirits...both the American Shakespeare Theatre and Great Lakes Theater Festival. He made theatre history with his Off-Broadway...Follower of Letoy (and the Globes Artistic Director) Trained...Recent acting work for the Globe includes Cleopatra and Hamlet...
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Twenty Questions: Jack O'Brien, Artistic Director of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, Will Stage the National Tour of Broadway's Hairspray, and Henry IV, with Kevin Kline, for Lincoln Center Theater in Fall 2003

Magazine article by Jack O'Brien; American Theatre, Vol. 20, July 2003

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...Director of San Diegos Old Globe Theatre, Will Stage the National...Kline, for Lincoln Center Theater in Fall 2003. by Jack OBrien...crammed into the Michigan Theatre, a large movie facility in...production of Rumplestiltskin. The theatre was huge; the audience was...

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Newspaper Articles on: globe AND (playhouse OR playhouses OR theater OR theatre)

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Arts Diary: The Bard's Magic in Hand-Me-Downs; THEATRE the Tempest, Liverpool Playhouse

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 5, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Hand-Me-Downs; THEATRE the Tempest, Liverpool Playhouse. Byline: BY PHILIP...run riot with this new Playhouse production, placing...end-of-the-pier theatre. For the most part...Davey is tremendous, a globe containing all the bits...pieces of an old seaside theatre. There is a particularly...
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Ripping Yarn Is a Jolly Good Show; THEATRE the 39 Steps/ Liverpool Playhouse

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), December 9, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Yarn Is a Jolly Good Show; THEATRE the 39 Steps/ Liverpool Playhouse. Byline: LAURA DAVIS WOULD...Barlows script has thrilled theatres all over the globe and is now cutting a dash...brand new production for the Playhouse. It draws on master of suspense...loud, while checking the theatre for suspicious characters...
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Around the Globe; the Company Based in the Playhouse Where Shakespeare Once Wrote Is Visiting Wales This Weekend. Karen Price Wonders How Accessible the Bard's Work Is to 21st-Century Audiences

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 27, 2010

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Actors, Actresses, Elizabethan drama, The Comedy of Errors (Play)

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Around the Globe; the Company Based in the Playhouse Where Shakespeare Once Wrote...being staged by Shakespeares Globe, which is reviving the touring...People often forget that theatre in the UK started on the...some of our much-loved playhouses. While Shakespeares Globe has its famous base in London...
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DANCE New Works/ Playhouse

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), March 22, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

DANCE New Works/ Playhouse. PERFORMING for the first time under its new title, Dance...ever. Its 10 dancers are plucked from all corners of the globe - currently only the lighting operator is Welsh - and in Veil of Stars, first of the Playhouses double bill on Friday, Crete-born choreographer Andonis...
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Staunton Playhouse Gets Back to the Bard; Blackfriars Offers Faithful, Raucous Re-creations

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 26, 2004

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Shakespeare, William

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...lobby of this theater," Eric Schoen...the Blackfriars Playhouse, which opened...Blackfriars, a London theater for which William...the more famous Globe Theatre, where he was...has funded the playhouses summer institute...replicas of the only theaters Shakespeare wrote...Washington Shakespeare Theatres highly acclaimed...m. guided theater tour, grab a...tours of the playhouse begin daily at...the Blackfriars Playhouses Web site (www...Folger Shakespeare theaters and at Londons Globe Theatre. Upcoming Shakespeare...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: globe AND (playhouse OR playhouses OR theater OR theatre)

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Globe Theatre

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

GLOBE THEATRE London playhouse, built in 1598, where most of Shakespeares...opened in 1997. See J. C. Adams, The Globe Playhouse (1945); J. Orrell, The Quest for Shakespeares Globe (1983...
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Theater

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the late 19th cent., theater was dominated by commercial playhouses in large cities, particularly...several independent theaters, more interested in art...being, including the Theatre Libre in Paris (1887...Such groups as the Living Theater of Julian Beck and Judith...See also articles on theaters and theater groups: Abbey Theatre ; Comedie Francaise...Lane ; Federal Theatre ; Globe Theatre ; Group Theatre...
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Burbage, Richard

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...built the first permanent theater in London in 1576, called the Theatre. In 1598 the building was...Bankside and set up as the Globe Theatre by Richards brother, Cuthbert...shares in the Blackfriars Theatre, built by their father in...
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Scene Design and Stage Lighting

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Western ; Asian drama ; theater ; directing ; acting . Ancient...France the first permanent theater had been the Hotel de Bourgogne...and in England, the Theatre (1576; later known as the Globe). The early English designer...development of a "popular" theater, although it was still primarily...became a problem only when the theaters were entirely enclosed...
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London , City, England

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...activities. Its approximately 100 theater companies reflect the importance...working replica of Shakespeares Globe Theatre opened in 1997. The Univ. of...the time of Shakespeare (and the Globe Theatre) and the beginnings of overseas...

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