Seen on the Stage

by Clayton Hamilton

33 chapters7h 11mEnglish1920

About this book

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 (33)

1Preface

103

2Life and the Theatre

745

3Personal Greatness on the Stage - Sir Harry Lauder

710

4Hero-Worship in the Drama - "Abraham Lincoln"

462

5Napoleon on the Stage

582

6Acting and Impersonation - George Arliss

703

7John Barrymore in "Richard III"

1907

8The Permanence of Craftsmanship - Henry Bernstein

601

9The Laziness of Bernard Shaw

589

10Satire on the American Stage

699

11The Career of "Camille"

563

12Henri Lavedan in the American Theatre

635

13A Drama for Adults - "The Torches" by Henry Bataille

671

14Le Théâtre du Vieux Colombier

1028

15Alfred de Musset in the Theatre

871

16In Praise of Puppet-Theatres - Tony Sarg

557

17"The Betrothal" of Maurice Maeterlinck

785

18The Secret of "Salomé"

399

19"The Jest" of Sem Benelli

705

20Two Plays by Jacinto Benavente - "The Bonds of Interest" and "The Passion Flower"

516

21Understanding the Russians - Maxim Gorki's "Night Lodging"

630

22Two Plays by Count Leo Tolstoi - "The Living Corpse" and "The Power of Darkness"

978

23Ibsen Once Again

1026

24Two Plays by St. John G. Ervine - "John Ferguson" and "Jane Clegg"

1284

25The Jewish Art Theatre

746

26A Great American Play - "Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene G. O'Neill

790

27Booth Tarkington as a Playwright

1211

28The Athenian Drama and the American Audience

1157

29A Reminiscence of the Middle Ages - "Guibour"

916

30The Grandeur of English Prose - The Book of Job

579

31"The Laughter of the Gods"

803

32Lord Dunsany - Personal Impressions

1109

33Edmond Rostand - April 1, 1868 - December 2, 1918

859

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