English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800The essays in English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660 1800 explore the theatrical anecdotes role in the construction of stage fame in Englands emergent celebrity culture during the long eighteenth century, as well as the challenges of employing such anecdotes in theatre scholarship today. This collection showcases scholarship that complicates the theatrical anecdote and shows its many sides and applications beyond the expected comic punch. Discussing