... subordinate and deputy. Thence forward he was known as the Licenser of Playhouses and Examiner of Plays.CHAPTER III.THE LICENSER OF PLAYHOUSES.The Act of 1737 for licensing plays, playhouses, and players, ... curtain and scenery, to prick the performers, and to lungeat the mirrors and decorations; when gold and silver lace vanished from coats and waistcoats, silks and velvetsgave place to broadcloth and ... grooms, and had dirty boots and spurs, with black caps on, and long whips in their hands; a third sort wore scanty frocks, with little, shabby hats, put on one side, and clubs intheir hands. My...