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Catalog date:
2023-04-28
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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

Keyword(s): theatre (32), acting (8), theatre criticism (4), dramatic arts (4), stagecraft (1)

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