The Economics of the British Stage 1800-1914"This is the first study to examine the theatre's growth from an economic perspective. Tracy Davis reflects the debates of economic theorists from Adam Smith to Alfred Marshall to investigate three key areas: the state's role in protecting theatre; the factors affecting the success or failure of theatre companies; and how theatre came to be regarded as one of the 'service industries'. By grounding debates about subsidization and the economic viability of the live arts in an era predating government funding, Davis sheds new light on the history of cultural policy for the arts in Britain. Based on in-depth analysis of primary sources, both public and private, her book will interest scholars across a range of disciplines - theatre, social history, economics, gender studies, and the sociology of culture." --Book Jacket. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
COMPETITION THEATRE AND LAISSEZFAIRE | 15 |
Monopoly and free trade fair and unfair competition | 17 |
Property and the stakes of private interest | 42 |
Industrial regulation and safety | 70 |
Marginal economics national interest and the halfnaked woman | 115 |
OWNERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURIALISM | 157 |
Opportunity finance and failure | 159 |
Gender gentlemanly capitalism and the womanager | 273 |
INDUSTRIALIZATION COMMODITY CAPITALISM AND THEATRE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | 307 |
Labour and labourers | 309 |
Theatre as cultural capital | 334 |
To the Public Charles Kembles Mercies or the 999 Increasing | 363 |
Notes | 367 |
Bibliography | 450 |
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