Abstract
This intoductory chapter explores how this title reveals the early history of theatre censorship exercised under the Royal Prerogative. Starting with the Elizabethan period and concluding in the early 18th century, it gives a concise overview of the often arbitrary and inconsistent ways in which censorship (both pre-censorship and censorship after the event) was applied prior to the Licensing Act of 1737. Initially the censorship and licensing of plays was exercised by the Master of the Revels, for whom it was an immediate source of earned income. From the Restoration period onwards, the Lord Chamberlain became increasingly involved in the censorship of plays and the silencing of players or theatre managers.
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