A Book Of The Play

About this eBook

Author

Cook, Dutton, 1829-1883

Title

A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character

Credits

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Riikka Talonpoika and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

Theater -- Great Britain -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

15151

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15151

Release Date

February 22, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A BOOK OF THE PLAY — Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character. — BY
2. 2.DUTTON COOK, — THIRD AND REVISED EDITION. — In One Volume — London:
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.A BOOK OF THE PLAY.
6. 6.PLAYGOERS.
7. 7.THE MASTER OF THE REVELS.
8. 8.THE LICENSER OF PLAYHOUSES.
9. 9.THE EXAMINER OF PLAYS.
10. 10.A BILL OF THE PLAY.
11. 11.STROLLING PLAYERS.
12. 12."PAY HERE."
13. 13.IN THE PIT.
14. 14.THE FOOTMEN'S GALLERY.
15. 15.FOOT-LIGHTS.
16. 16."COME, THE RECORDERS!"
17. 17.PROLOGUES.
18. 18.THE ART OF "MAKING-UP."
19. 19.PAINT AND CANVAS.
20. 20.THE TIRING-ROOM.
21. 21."HER FIRST APPEARANCE."
22. 22.STAGE WHISPERS.
23. 23.STAGE GHOSTS.
24. 24.THE BOOK OF THE PLAY.
25. 25."HALF-PRICE AT NINE O'CLOCK."
26. 26.THE DRAMA UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
27. 27.STAGE BANQUETS.
28. 28.STAGE WIGS.
29. 29."ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS."
30. 30.STAGE STORMS.
31. 31."DOUBLES."
32. 32.BENEFITS.
33. 33.THUNDERS OF APPLAUSE.
34. 34.REAL HORSES.
35. 35.THE "SUPER."
36. 36."GAG."
37. 37.BALLETS AND BALLET-DANCERS.
38. 38.CORRECT COSTUMES.
39. 39.HARLEQUIN AND CO.
40. 40."GOOSE."
41. 41.EPILOGUES. — FOOTNOTES

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