▁as ▁sal oon ▁the at res ▁attached ▁to ▁public ▁houses ▁and ▁music ▁h alls . ▁▁ ▁The ▁regime ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁Act ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁a ▁select ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁two ▁Parliament ary ▁J oint ▁Select ▁comm itte es , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁various ▁re forms ▁were ▁proposed , ▁but ▁no ▁changes ▁were ▁implemented ▁until ▁the ▁Act ▁was ▁finally ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁The at res ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Jur is diction ▁The ▁Act ▁in ▁general ▁was ▁restricted ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁and ▁more ▁specifically ▁to ▁the ▁vic in ities ▁of ▁London , ▁Ox bridge , ▁and ▁royal ▁resid ences . ▁When ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw ' s ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁play ▁The ▁She wing - Up ▁of ▁Blan co ▁Pos net ▁was ▁refused ▁a ▁lic ence ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chamber lain , ▁it ▁was ▁st aged ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Dublin ▁by ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Theatre ▁players . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁ 1 8 4 0 – 5 9 ▁ ▁Ant it he atr ical ity ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁S ources ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Stage ▁Pl ays ▁( C ensor ship ), ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁of