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Problems of the Playwright

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A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in Stagecraft, and focusing (as one might expect) on the problems of the playwright. (Summary by Andrew Gaunce) (9 hr 16 min)

Chapters

Preface

9:38

Read by Andrew Gaunce

Contrast in the Drama

13:32

Read by Andrea Weinman

Building a Play Backward

31:01

Read by Andrea Weinman

The Point of View

8:37

Read by Val Myers

Surprise in the Drama

10:51

Read by czandra

The Troublesome Last Act

12:12

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Strategy and Tactics

11:07

Read by Andrew Gaunce

Proportion in the Drama

9:52

Read by Kerry Adams

Harmony in Presentation

9:55

Read by Tad Davis

High Comedy in America

9:51

Read by czandra

The George M. Cohan School of Playwrights

14:16

Read by Patrick Randall

Youth and Age in the Drama

20:57

Read by Claudia Caldi

Yvette Guilbert — Première Diseuse

11:08

Read by Claudia Caldi

The Loveliness of Little Things

9:26

Read by Claudia Caldi

The Magic of Mr. Chesterton

10:51

Read by ToddHW

Middle Class Opinion

17:13

Read by Wallace Morgan

Criticism and Creation in the Drama

18:20

Read by Claudia Caldi

A Kiss for Cinderella

16:03

Read by ToddHW

Dramatic Talent and Theatrical Talent

34:48

Read by Claudia Caldi

Stevenson on the Stage

27:42

Read by Tad Davis

The Plays of Lord Dunsany

39:03

Read by Michele Fry

The Mood of Maeterlinck

8:41

Read by czandra

Euripides in New York

14:12

Read by ToddHW

Romance and Realism in the Drama

19:49

Read by ToddHW

Scenic Settings in America

14:19

Read by VoiceofSuan

The New Stagecraft

23:18

Read by Claudia Caldi

The Long Run in the Theatre

10:29

Read by Claudia Caldi

The Non-commercial Drama

8:13

Read by Claudia Caldi

The Public and the Theatre

23:36

Read by Claudia Caldi

A Democratic Insurrection in the Theatre

27:30

Read by Claudia Caldi

Literature and the Drama

12:12

Read by J. M. Smallheer

A Scheme for a Stock Company

17:47

Read by Claudia Caldi

What Is Wrong with the American Drama?

29:49

Read by William Allan Jones