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Raising a Little Theater
In Austen’s Mansfield Park, Tom talks about ‘raising a little theater’ paralleling it to the idea of raising a little hell.
Continue reading →Games of Jane Austen’s World: Bilboquet
Family letters and remembrances tell us that Jane Austen played a variety of games with her young nieces an nephews, and was quite good at many of them, including bilboquet.
Continue reading →Home Theatricals and Preserving the Distinction of Rank
Like so much of Georgian England, home theatricals were about the preservation of rank.
Continue reading →The Itch for Acting-Amateur Theater in England
Britain has a long theater tradition, including both public and private, professional and amateur efforts. In the 10th century, dramas appeared in church services. By the 12th century British Crusaders brought back traditions from other cultures which led to religious drama being performed outside of the church. Secular groups and guilds gradually took control over these presentations. By the end of the medieval period, secular dramas became more prevalent than religious ones, with schools and … Continue reading →



