Seen on the Stage

Clayton Hamilton (1881 - 1946)

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

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Performing Arts

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Preface Chuck Lavazzi
00:01:43
Play 02 Life and the Theatre Chuck Lavazzi
00:12:25
Play 03 Personal Greatness on the Stage - Sir Harry Lauder Ciufi Galeazzi
00:11:50
Play 04 Hero-Worship in the Drama - "Abraham Lincoln" Ciufi Galeazzi
00:07:42
Play 05 Napoleon on the Stage De Anna Lee
00:09:42
Play 06 Acting and Impersonation - George Arliss Andrea Kotzer
00:11:43
Play 07 John Barrymore in "Richard III" BookBard
00:31:47
Play 08 The Permanence of Craftsmanship - Henry Bernstein Ellie Kearney
00:10:01
Play 09 The Laziness of Bernard Shaw Ciufi Galeazzi
00:09:49
Play 10 Satire on the American Stage Chuck Lavazzi
00:11:39
Play 11 The Career of "Camille" Mairi MacLean
00:09:23
Play 12 Henri Lavedan in the American Theatre Warren Bergmann
00:10:35
Play 13 A Drama for Adults - "The Torches" by Henry Bataille Chuck Lavazzi
00:11:11
Play 14 Le Théâtre du Vieux Colombier Sonia
00:17:08
Play 15 Alfred de Musset in the Theatre Chuck Lavazzi
00:14:31
Play 16 In Praise of Puppet-Theatres - Tony Sarg Michael Broomhill
00:09:17
Play 17 "The Betrothal" of Maurice Maeterlinck Chuck Lavazzi
00:13:05
Play 18 The Secret of "Salomé" Alan Mapstone
00:06:39
Play 19 "The Jest" of Sem Benelli Warren Bergmann
00:11:45
Play 20 Two Plays by Jacinto Benavente - "The Bonds of Interest" and "The Passion Flower" ToddHW
00:08:36
Play 21 Understanding the Russians - Maxim Gorki's "Night Lodging" Warren Bergmann
00:10:30
Play 22 Two Plays by Count Leo Tolstoi - "The Living Corpse" and "The Power of Darkness" Sonia
00:16:18
Play 23 Ibsen Once Again Warren Bergmann
00:17:06
Play 24 Two Plays by St. John G. Ervine - "John Ferguson" and "Jane Clegg" Warren Bergmann
00:21:24
Play 25 The Jewish Art Theatre BettyB
00:12:26
Play 26 A Great American Play - "Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene G. O'Neill J. M. Smallheer
00:13:10
Play 27 Booth Tarkington as a Playwright Ciufi Galeazzi
00:20:11
Play 28 The Athenian Drama and the American Audience Seraphina
00:19:17
Play 29 A Reminiscence of the Middle Ages - "Guibour" Nigel Kerr
00:15:16
Play 30 The Grandeur of English Prose - The Book of Job BettyB
00:09:39
Play 31 "The Laughter of the Gods" J. M. Smallheer
00:13:23
Play 32 Lord Dunsany - Personal Impressions Warren Bergmann
00:18:29
Play 33 Edmond Rostand - April 1, 1868 - December 2, 1918 Chuck Lavazzi
00:14:19