BOOK IV

. THE PLAY-HOUSES

XVI. INTRODUCTION. THE PUBLIC THEATRES 353

A. Introduction 355

B. The Public Theatres--

i. The Red Lion Inn 379

ii. The Bull Inn 380

iii. The Bell Inn 381

iv. The Bel Savage Inn 382

v. The Cross Keys Inn 383

vi. The Theatre 383

vii. The Curtain 400

viii. Newington Butts 404

ix. The Rose 405

x. The Swan 411

xi. The Globe 414

xii. The Fortune 435

xiii. The Boar’s Head 443

xiv. The Red Bull 445

xv. The Hope 448

xvi. Porter’s Hall 472

XVII. THE PRIVATE THEATRES 475

i. The Blackfriars 475

ii. The Whitefriars 515

XVIII. THE STRUCTURE AND CONDUCT OF THEATRES 518

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Domus Capitularis S^{ti} Pauli a Meridie Prospectus. By Wenceslaus Hollar. From Sir William Dugdale, _History of St. Paul’s Cathedral_ (1658) _Frontispiece_

Diagrams of the Blackfriars Theatres p. 504

Interior of the Swan Theatre. From the drawing after Johannes de Witt in Arend van Buchell’s commonplace book p. 521

NOTE ON SYMBOLS

I have found it convenient, especially in Appendix A, to use the symbol < following a date, to indicate an uncertain date not earlier than that named, and the symbol > followed by a date, to indicate an uncertain date not later than that named. Thus 1903 < > 23 would indicate the composition date of any part of this book. I have sometimes placed the date of a play in italics, where it was desirable to indicate the date of production rather than publication.

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