English

Problems of the playwright

Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. · xii, 339 p. 20 cm · "A companion volume to The theory of the theatre and Studies in stagecraft."--Pref · Contrast in the drama -- Building a play backward -- The point of view -- Surprise in the drama -- The troublesome last act -- Strategy and tactics -- Proportion in the drama -- Harmony in presentation -- High comedy in America -- The George M. Cohan school of playwrights -- Youth and age in the drama -- Yvette Guilbert-premiere diseuse -- The loveliness of little things -- The magic of Mr. Chesterton -- Middle class opinion -- Criticism and creation in the drama -- A kiss for Cinderella -- Dramatic talent and theatrical talent -- Stevenson of the sage -- The plays of Lord Dunsany -- The mood of Maeterlinck -- Euripides in New York -- Romance and realism in the drama -- Scenic settings in America -- The new stagecraft -- The long run in the theatre -- The non-commercial drama -- The public and the theatre -- A democratic insurrection in the theatre -- Literature and the drama -- A scheme for a stock company -- What is wrong with the American drama?

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