Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 1787–1911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are: Charles the Second (1824); Fashion (1845); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852); The Count of Monte Cristo (1883); The Mouse-Trap (1889); more. Background essay.
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World Drama: An Anthology, Vol. 2 by Barrett H. Clark Volume 2 of this two-volume set contains 20 plays including Cervantes "The Cave of Salamanca"; Lope de Vega "The King"; Calderon "The Constant Prince"; Corneille "The Cid"; Beaumarchais "The Barber of Seville"; Hugo "Hernani."
A Source Book in Theatrical History by A. M. Nagler Contemporary observers on acting, directing, make-up, costuming, stage props, machinery, scene design, from Ancient Greece to Chekov.
