Prologues and Epilogues of Restoration TheaterOften perceived as merely formulaic or historical documents, dramatic prologues and epilogues players comic, poetic bids for the audiences good opinion became essential parts of Restoration theater, appearing in over 90 percent of performed and printed plays between 1660 and 1714. Their popularity coincided with the rise of the English actress, and Prologues and Epilogues of Restoration Theater unites these elements in the first book length study on