Reminiscences of a dramatic critic, with an essay on the art of Henry Irving
Series: Library of American civilization -- LAC 14554.
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Irving, Henry, -- Sir, -- 1838-1905; Theater -- United States.; Actors.; Acting.
Notes: Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources,inc., 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 14554)
Table of contents: title: By way of introduction; title: Spectacle, farce, melodrama, and minstrelsy fifty years ago; title: The worth and impotence of free criticism; title: Some early experiences and mistakes; title: Selwyn's theatre and the Robertson period; title: The ephemeral drama and the enduring drama; title: The great dramatic quinquennium and the Boston Museum; title: William Warren, comedian; title: Actual and ideal training for the stage; title: J.L. Toole and Charles James Mathews; title: Charlotte Cushman; title: E.A. Sothern, Sr.; title: The isolation of actors; title: Charles Fechter; title: Edwin Booth; title: Tommaso Salvini; title: Adelaide Neilson; title: Memorable experiences of single plays and artists; title: An American theatre privately endowed; title: Henry Irving.