A special symposium on theater history resources evaluate such longstanding projects as the Records of Early English Drama and the REED Patrons Database, and introduces new projects such as the Dulwich Manuscript Archive and the Lost Plays Database. General articles consider such topics as early modern banquet receipts and women's theater, the theater historian as director, and Othello among the mountebanks. Recently published books are also reviewed. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)