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Chronology; Introduction; 1. The royal theatres of the ancien regime; 2.The rise of the commercial theatre; 3. Dramatic censorship down to itsabolition; 4. The liberation of the theatres; 5. The royal theatres under theRevolution; 6. The theatre in the service of the Republic; 7.Re-establishment of the state theatres; 8. Curbs on the commercial sector; 9.Politics and the pit; 10. The theatre in the provinces; 11. The licensingsytem, 1814-1864; 12. The state-supported theatres in the nineteenth century;13. The theatre in crisis: competition from the cafe-concert; 14. Dramaticcensorship in the nineteenth century; 15. The private sector; Notes;Bibliography; Guide to further reading; Index.