Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-326) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the making of a French theater industry -- Investing in the arts -- Designing the civic playhouse -- The extent and limits of state intervention -- Directors and the business of performing -- The work of acting -- Consumers of culture -- The production of theater in the colonies -- Epilogue: culture, commerce, and the state.
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