The Elizabethan dumb show: the history of a dramatic convention

First published in English in 1965, this book discusses the roots and development of the dumb show as a device in Elizabethan drama.

The work provides not only a useful manual for those who wish to check the occurrence of dumb shows and the uses to which they are put; it also makes a real contribution to a better understanding of the progress of Elizabethan drama, and sheds new light on some of the lesser known plays of the period.