I. Preface. List of authorities. The court. The control of the stage.

II. The companies: Introduction; The boy companies; The adult companies; International companies. Actors. The playhouses.

III. Staging at court. Staging in the theatres. Plays and playwrights.

IV. Anonymous work: Plays; Masks; Receptions and entertainments. Appendices: A-N. Indexes: Plays; Persons; Places; Subjects.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Stage history > To 1625.

Theater > England > History.

English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.

Actors > England.

London (England) > Theaters.