Shakespeare's Globe Playhouse
by Smith, Irwin frey50
Published by : Charles Scribner's Sons (New York) , 1956 Physical details: 240 p.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 - 899 | 822.3 Smi (Browse shelf) | Available | 29111 |
Includes bibliographical referenes and index.
The story of the Globe Playhouse -- The site and shape of the Globe -- Its dimensions -- Its fabric -- The auditorium -- The platform -- The tiring-house exterior -- The inner stages -- The rear stage -- Second-level stages -- The music gallery -- The superstructure -- Shakespeare's plays on the Globe's stage (Romeo and Juliet at the Globe ; King Henry IV, Part II) -- The scale drawings -- The fortune builder's contract -- The hope builder's contract.
"Based on the ... reconstruction of the Globe Playhouse ... detailed plans of the model ... contains a complete set of scale drawings of the reconstruction for study and for the guidance of model builders, plus the most comprehensive collection of contemporary views and maps of the Bankside district ... There is also a survey of the design of the Globe's multiple stage and of its practical influence on the writing of Shakespeare's plays"--Dustjacket