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This computerized index to the eleven-volumeThe London Stage, 16601800(Southern Illinois University Press, 196068), makes accessible in one volume all the information about the plays, persons, and places as they appeared in each theatrical performance over the span of 140 years covered by the work. Twenty-five thousand entries contain over 500,000 references to the 8,026 pages of the monumental series. TheIndexthus provides direction for following the careers of hundreds of actors, actresses, dancers, and musicians in the Restoration and eighteenth century. In addition, theIndexdemonstrates what a wide-ranging document for social, economic, legal, artistic, and dramatic historyThe London Stage, 16601800is. At a glance, theIndexpoints to the variety and richness of a broad range of London life in the period covered as it impinged on, supported, or drew sustenance from the theatres. A research tool of considerable magnitude, theIndexmakes available to students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines the vast resources ofThe London Stage, 16601800.Without doubt, it is a foundation on which scholars will build for years to come.Schneider, Ben R., Jr. is the author of 'Index to the London Stage, 1660-1800' with ISBN 9780809309078 and ISBN 0809309076.
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