Reminiscences of a dramatic critic, with an essay on the art of Henry Irving.
| Author/creator |
Clapp, Henry Austin, 1841-1904 |
| Format | Book and Microform |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902. |
| Description | viii, 241 pages : 6 portrait (including frontispiece) |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Library of American civilization ; LAC 14554 Library of American civilization ; LAC 14554. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | By way of introduction -- Spectacle, farce, melodrama, and minstrelsy fifty years ago -- The worth and impotence of free criticism -- Some early experiences and mistakes -- Selwyn's theatre and the Robertson period -- The ephemeral drama and the enduring drama -- The great dramatic quinquennium and the Boston Museum -- William Warren, comedian -- Actual and ideal training for the stage -- J.L. Toole and Charles James Mathews -- Charlotte Cushman --E.A. Sothern, Sr. -- The isolation of actors -- Charles Fechter -- Edwin Booth -- Tommaso Salvini -- Adelaide Neilson -- Memorable experiences of single plays and artists -- An American theatre privately endowed -- Henry Irving. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources,inc., 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 14554) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Microforms B300 | ULTRAFICHE LAC 14554 | ✔ Available |