I. Preface. List of authorities. The court. The control of the stage.
II. The companies: Introduction; The boy companies; The adult companies; International companies. Actors. The playhouses.
III. Staging at court. Staging in the theatres. Plays and playwrights.
IV. Anonymous work: Plays; Masks; Receptions and entertainments. Appendices: A-N. Indexes: Plays; Persons; Places; Subjects.