Excerpt from The Struggle for a Free Stage in London Again, to single out a few prominent topics at random, the revolts of the actors from the pat ent theatres in 1733 and 1743 have been placed in the light of new evidence; the relation of Henry Fielding to the other causes which brought about the Licensing Act of 1737 has been given a coherent place in the political and theatrical events of the eighteenth century; the story of John Palmer's Royalty Theatre has been given alogical connection in the struggle for sfree stage in London; the ao-called O. P. Riots of 1809 have been examined with a view to their real meaning in the struggle; the development of that dramatic hybrid, known as burletta, has been traced from its innocent beginning to its final importance as a monopoly breaker. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.