Economics of the British Stage, 1800-1914

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Wide ranging exploration of the theatre sector's growth from a business / economic perspective and touches also on the music hall and cinema. Includes much about individual theatres. Areas covered include impact of limited liability; competition; bankruptcy; gender; profitability; investment; etc. Structured in three parts: 1] 'Competition, theatre and laissez-faire: 'Monopoly and free trade - fair and unfair competition'; 'Property and the stakes of private interest'; 'Industrial regulation and safety'; 'Marginal economics, national interest, and the half-naked woman'; 2] 'Ownership and entrepreneurialism': 'Opportunity, finance, and failure'; 'Profit'; 'Business structures'; 'Gender, 'gentlemanly capitalism', and the wo-manager'; 3] 'Industrialization, commodity capitalism, and theatre production systems': 'Labour and labourers'; 'Theatre as cultural capital'