Performing Arts

Life and Lillian Gish

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Albert Bigelow Paine


An authorized biography of Lillian Gish, the renowned silent film star known in her heyday as the First Lady of American Cinema. Albert Bige…

The Voice and Public Speaking

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John Poole Sandlands


I write for public speakers. I wish to take them into my confidence. I feel I can do them good. My object is to help them to speak with grea…

The Art of Story-Telling, with nearly half a hundred stories

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Julia Darrow Cowles


In preparing this book the author has sought to awaken a keener perception and a higher appreciation of the artistic and ethical value of st…

Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini With An Analysis Of His Compositions And…

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Francois-Joseph Fetis


Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebra…

The Theory of the Theatre, and Other Principles of Dramatic Criticism

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Clayton Hamilton


A collection of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton concerning theatre & dramatic practices, and the criticism thereof, from an e…

Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage

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Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie


Anna Cora Mowatt was the author of the first Broadway comedy hit written by a woman. Her 1845 play “Fashion” is still performed today. She w…

The Cinema of Orson Welles

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Peter Bogdanovich


Acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) was, early in his career, a film critic. It was during this time t…

Studies in Stagecraft

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Clayton Hamilton


A companion piece to Hamilton's earlier work, The Theory of the Theatre. Where that volume dealt with the criticism of dramatic art in gener…

Problems of the Playwright

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Clayton Hamilton


A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in S…

My Actor-Husband

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Anonymous


In presenting this autobiography to the public, the author feels it incumbent upon herself to impress upon her readers the fidelity and stri…

Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609

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Bernard Beckerman


One of the most important pieces of Shakespearian scholarship to appear in several years, this brilliant work offers new perspectives on the…

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin

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Harry Houdini


This work is by Harry Houdini, and was an attempt, by him, to undermine the public reverence for the man regarded as the master of modern ma…

The Seven Lively Arts

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Gilbert Seldes


“... But, beside those great men, there is a certain number of artists who have a distinct faculty of their own by which they convey to us a…

Behind the Footlights

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Ethel Brilliana Tweedie


In this collection of essays the author gives us an opportunity to peek into the mysterious life of the theatre; she recalls her numerous co…

Life of Liszt

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Ludwig Nohl


The Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886), is still regarded as one of the greatest classical musicians of all …

Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study

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Hamilton Fyfe


A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here …

Seen on the Stage

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Clayton Hamilton


A fourth collection of essays on theatre by American critic Clayton Hamilton, intended as a suffix to his earlier works, The Theory of the T…

Shadowland: September, 1919

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Various


Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…

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