The Birth Of Modern Theatre: Rivalry, Riots And Romance In The Age Of Garrick By Norman S. Poser On Sale Now! by BWW News Desk
- November 27, 2018 The Birth of Modern Theatre: Rivalry, Riots and Romance in the Age of Garrick by Norman S. Poser (Routledge, Trade Paperback Original, 184 Pages, 12 b/w illustrations,) is a vivid and easy to read account of eighteenth-century London and how this era marked the beginning of theater as we know it today. The author shows how the acting style, status of the acting profession, power of the media, and sources of financial support—would all be recognizable to a 21st century observer.