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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

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Preface (Chuck Lavazzi)
Life and the Theatre (Chuck Lavazzi)
Personal Greatness on the Stage - Sir Harry Lauder (Ciufi Galeazzi)
Hero-Worship in the Drama - "Abraham Lincoln" (Ciufi Galeazzi)
Napoleon on the Stage (De Anna Lee)
Acting and Impersonation - George Arliss (Andrea Kotzer)
John Barrymore in "Richard III" (BookBard)
The Permanence of Craftsmanship - Henry Bernstein (Ellie Kearney)
The Laziness of Bernard Shaw (Ciufi Galeazzi)
Satire on the American Stage (Chuck Lavazzi)
The Career of "Camille" (Mairi MacLean)
Henri Lavedan in the American Theatre (Warren Bergmann)
A Drama for Adults - "The Torches" by Henry Bataille (Chuck Lavazzi)
Le Théâtre du Vieux Colombier (Sonia)
Alfred de Musset in the Theatre (Chuck Lavazzi)
In Praise of Puppet-Theatres - Tony Sarg (Michael Broomhill)
"The Betrothal" of Maurice Maeterlinck (Chuck Lavazzi)
The Secret of "Salomé" (Alan Mapstone)
"The Jest" of Sem Benelli (Warren Bergmann)
Two Plays by Jacinto Benavente - "The Bonds of Interest" and "The Passion Flower" (ToddHW)
Understanding the Russians - Maxim Gorki's "Night Lodging" (Warren Bergmann)
Two Plays by Count Leo Tolstoi - "The Living Corpse" and "The Power of Darkness" (Sonia)
Ibsen Once Again (Warren Bergmann)
Two Plays by St. John G. Ervine - "John Ferguson" and "Jane Clegg" (Warren Bergmann)
The Jewish Art Theatre (BettyB)
A Great American Play - "Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene G. O'Neill (J. M. Smallheer)
Booth Tarkington as a Playwright (Ciufi Galeazzi)
The Athenian Drama and the American Audience (Seraphina)
A Reminiscence of the Middle Ages - "Guibour" (Nigel Kerr)
The Grandeur of English Prose - The Book of Job (BettyB)
"The Laughter of the Gods" (J. M. Smallheer)
Lord Dunsany - Personal Impressions (Warren Bergmann)
Edmond Rostand - April 1, 1868 - December 2, 1918 (Chuck Lavazzi)
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