The development of the theatre : a study of theatrical art from the beginnings to the present day
London : Harrap, 1966. Fifth Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #446906
Physical description; xix, 292 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plans 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283). Contents; Introductory : theatres of the Orient -- The Greek heritage -- The Ancient Athenian theatre -- The scene-buildings and the stage -- The Hellenistic theatre -- Graeco-Roman theatres -- Machines -- Acting and production -- The unities and the acts -- Masks and costumes -- The Roman theatre -- The playhouses -- Actors, costumes and masks -- Performances in the Middle Ages -- Relics of the classical tradition -- The growth of the Medieval drama -- Medieval theatres and the Mise-en-Scene -- Machinery, effects, and costumes -- Actors and performance -- Tournaments, entries and disguising -- Renaissance Italy : court theatres and the painted scene -- The beginnings -- The painted scene -- The Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza -- Changeable scenery -- Renaissance France, England, and Spain -- France : relics of the Medieval stage -- The Elizabethan stage -- The Spanish corrales -- The Baroque and it's legacy -- The scenic spectacle -- Theatres of the Baroque age -- The theatre plan -- Costume : theatrical and realistic -- The theatre during the nineteenth century -- Realisms and lights -- The "mystic gulf" -- Mechanical theatres -- Theatres of the twentieth century -- Theatrical revolt -- The theatre of the thirties -- Post-war endeavour -- Appendix : the dialogues of Leone Di Somi. Subjects; Theater History. Drama History and criticism. Drama. Theater. Drama History. English drama 1000-1500 Critical studies. Greek drama To ca. 500 Critical studies.
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