John Ruskin And The Victorian Theatre

John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre Katherine Newey and Jeffrey Richards John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre Also by Katherine Newey: WOMEN’S THEATRE WRITING IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN RUSKIN, THE THEATRE AND VICTORIAN VISUAL CULTURE (edited with Anselm Heinrich and Jeffrey Richards) Also by Jeffrey Richards: IMPERIALISM AND MUSIC SIR HENRY IRVING: A VICTORIAN ACTOR AND HIS WORLD HOLLYWOOD’S ANCIENT WORLDS THE ANCIENT WORLD ON THE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN STAGE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: THE DEFINITIVE TITANIC FILM DIANA: THE MAKING OF A MEDIA SAINT (edited with Scott Wilson and Linda Woodhead ) THE UNKNOWN 1930s: AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF BRITISH CINEMA, 1929–1939 (editor ) UNEASY CHAIRS: LIFE AS A PROFESSOR (editor ) John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre Katherine Newey and Jeffrey Richards © Katherine Newey and Jeffrey Richards 2010 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–52499–6 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Newey, Katherine. John Ruskin and the Victorian theatre / Katherine Newey and Jeffrey Richards. p. cm. Summary: “This the first sustained study of the interest of John Ruskin in the theatre of his time. It examines Ruskin’s active engagement with and influence on the Victorian popular theatre. Ruskin was an enthusiastic and catholic theatre-goer, enjoying pantomime as much as Shakespeare. Through the lens of Ruskin’s discussions of pantomime, melodrama, Shakespearean tragedy, and painting and the stage, Newey and Richards offer a new view of the late Victorian stage focusing on London’s West End in its heyday”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978–0–230–52499–6 (hardback) 1. Theater—Great Britain—History—19th century. 2. Ruskin, Joh