A fourth collection of essays on theatre by American critic Clayton Hamilton, intended as a suffix to his earlier works, The Theory of the Theatre , Studies in Stagecraft and Problems of the Playwright . - Summary by Andrew Gaunce
Chapters
1 Preface 2 min 2 Life and the Theatre 12 min 3 Personal Greatness on the Stage - Sir Harry Lauder 12 min 4 Hero-Worship in the Drama - "Abraham Lincoln" 8 min 5 Napoleon on the Stage 10 min 6 Acting and Impersonation - George Arliss 12 min 7 John Barrymore in "Richard III" 32 min 8 The Permanence of Craftsmanship - Henry Bernstein 10 min 9 The Laziness of Bernard Shaw 10 min 10 Satire on the American Stage 12 min 11 The Career of "Camille" 9 min 12 Henri Lavedan in the American Theatre 11 min 13 A Drama for Adults - "The Torches" by Henry Bataille 11 min 14 Le Théâtre du Vieux Colombier 17 min 15 Alfred de Musset in the Theatre 15 min 16 In Praise of Puppet-Theatres - Tony Sarg 9 min 17 "The Betrothal" of Maurice Maeterlinck 13 min 18 The Secret of "Salomé" 7 min 19 "The Jest" of Sem Benelli 12 min 20 Two Plays by Jacinto Benavente - "The Bonds of Interest" and "The Passion Flower" 9 min 21 Understanding the Russians - Maxim Gorki's "Night Lodging" 10 min 22 Two Plays by Count Leo Tolstoi - "The Living Corpse" and "The Power of Darkness" 16 min 23 Ibsen Once Again 17 min 24 Two Plays by St. John G. Ervine - "John Ferguson" and "Jane Clegg" 21 min 25 The Jewish Art Theatre 12 min 26 A Great American Play - "Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene G. O'Neill 13 min 27 Booth Tarkington as a Playwright 20 min 28 The Athenian Drama and the American Audience 19 min 29 A Reminiscence of the Middle Ages - "Guibour" 15 min 30 The Grandeur of English Prose - The Book of Job 10 min 31 The Laughter of the Gods 13 min 32 Lord Dunsany - Personal Impressions 18 min 33 Edmond Rostand - April 1, 1868 - December 2, 1918 14 min
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