Studies in Stagecraft

Author: Clayton Hamilton

Genre: Essays & Short Works, Performing Arts

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A companion piece to Hamilton's earlier work, The Theory of the Theatre. Where that volume dealt with the criticism of dramatic art in general, this volume focuses more specifically on the contemporary drama of the era in which it was written. - Summary by Andrew Gaunce

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PrefaceThe New Art of Making PlaysThe Pictorial StageThe Decorative DramaThe Drama of IllusionThe Modern Art of Stage-DirectionA Plea for a New Type of PlayThe Period of PragmatismThe Undramatic DramaThe Value of Stage ConventionsThe Supernatural DramaThe Irish National TheatreThe Personality of the PlaywrightThemes and Stories on the StagePlausibility in PlaysInfirmity of PurposeWhere to Begin a PlayContinuity of StructureRhythm and TempoThe Plays of YesteryearA New Defense of MelodramaThe Art of the Moving Picture PlayThe One-Act Play in AmericaOrganizing an AudienceThe Function of Dramatic Criticism

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