Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Form and Scope -- A Brief History -- Areas for Further Research -- Dating -- List of Play-Texts -- Topographical Survey of Records -- Bibliographical Sources -- Doubtful Texts and Records -- Appendixes -- How to Use this Guide -- General Index -- Acknowledgments -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ABBREVIATIONS -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS -- CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF DRAMATIC TEXTS -- TOPOGRAPHICAL LISTS OF DRAMATIC RECORDS -- List of Sites -- England -- Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland -- Other -- Doubtful Texts and Records -- APPENDIXES -- I: An Index of Playing Companies to 1558 -- A: Companies Identified by Place-names -- B: Companies Identified by Patron or Player -- II: An Index of Playwrights -- III: An Index of Playing Places and Buildings to 1558 -- IV: Chronological List of Salient Dates and Entry Numbers -- GENERAL INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
Summary
In 1800 entries this valuable reference work covers texts and records of dramatic activity for about 400 sites in Britain from Roman times to 1558