Production Practices

       Drama was transformed by the demand for authenticity. This demand led to a desire to depict interiors with historical accuracy. Lighting was used, first gas, and then electricity became available in 1880.

                 1.  Mme. Vestris

                 2.  The Bancrofts

       The Theatre Regulation Act 1843 changed theatre in that it  abolished privileges of patent theatres so that any licensed theatre could perform plays of any type.