National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1746–1900 (Paperback)

List of documents; General editors' preface; Editor's preface; General introduction; Denmark, 1746?1889 Peter Bilton: 1. Legislation and administration 1746?70; 2. The audience in 1771; 3. Acting and stage management 1773?1843; 4. Under the ministry of culture 1849?89; Sweden, 1765-1900 Peter Bilton: 1. The Gustavian period 1765?90; 2. The Royal monopoly 1790?1810; 3. Management and acting at the Royal Theatres 1796?1841; 4. The Nya teaternz and change in the Royal Theatre 1842?68; 5. Nationalisation vs private management 1870?1900; Norway, 1825?1909 Peter Bilton: 1. Stromberg's theatre in Christiania 1825?32; 2. The new theatre in Christiania 1835?40; 3. The first Bergen venture 1849?63; 4. Pro-Norwegian activity in Christiania 1847?65; 5. The national stage in Bergen 1872?1909; 6. Management and enlarging the Christiania theatre 1874?87; Poland, 1765?1830 Karyna Wierzbicka-Michalska: 1. The first National Theatre 1765?74; 2. The repertory expands 1778?1808; 3. Improvements in administration and acting 1810?16; 4. The government takes over 1821?9; Czech Lands (Bohemia and Moravia), 1784?1881 Barbara Day: 1. The Nostiz and Bouda Theatres 1784?93; 2. The Theatre of the Estates 1814?35; 3. The Cajetan Theatre and the theatre in Ruzova Street 1835?45; 4. Tyl's leadership and its oppostition 1846?50; 5. The move for a national theatre 1851?81; Hungary, 1810?38 George Bisztray: 1. Canvasing for a national theatre 1810?27; 2. Building and managing a national theatre 1832?8; Romania, 1818?53 Bogdan Mischiu: 1. Early Romanian-language performances in Bucharest 1818?19; 2. The Philharmonic Society of Bucharest 1834?7; 3. Establishing a state theatre in Bucharest 1840?52; 4. The theatre in Jassy 1832?46; Russia, 1812?98 Laurence Senelick: 1. Establishment of a post-Napoleonic Russian theatre 1812?20; 2. Acting 1810?50; 3. Gogol' and the call for a new repertoire 1836?42; 4. Staging and management 1839?50; 5. The advent of Ostrovsky 1855?60; 6. Actor training 1850?90; 7. Imperial theatres 1855?1910; 8. Provincial, private and people's theatres 1870?97; 9. Foundation of the Moscow Art Theatre 1897?8; Bibliography; Scandinavia: general; Denmark; Sweden; Norway; Poland; Czech Lands; Hungary; Romania; Russia Index.