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Seen on the Stage

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A fourth collection of essays on theatre by American critic Clayton Hamilton, intended as a suffix to his earlier works, The Theory of the Theatre, Studies in Stagecraft and Problems of the Playwright. - Summary by Andrew Gaunce (7 hr 11 min)

Chapters

Preface

1:43

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

Life and the Theatre

12:25

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

Personal Greatness on the Stage - Sir Harry Lauder

11:50

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

Hero-Worship in the Drama - "Abraham Lincoln"

7:42

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

Napoleon on the Stage

9:42

Read by De Anna Lee

Acting and Impersonation - George Arliss

11:43

Read by Andrea Kotzer

John Barrymore in "Richard III"

31:47

Read by BookBard

The Permanence of Craftsmanship - Henry Bernstein

10:01

Read by Ellie Kearney

The Laziness of Bernard Shaw

9:49

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

Satire on the American Stage

11:39

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

The Career of "Camille"

9:23

Read by Mairi MacLean

Henri Lavedan in the American Theatre

10:35

Read by Warren Bergmann

A Drama for Adults - "The Torches" by Henry Bataille

11:11

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

Le Théâtre du Vieux Colombier

17:08

Read by Sonia

Alfred de Musset in the Theatre

14:31

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

In Praise of Puppet-Theatres - Tony Sarg

9:17

Read by Michael Broomhill

"The Betrothal" of Maurice Maeterlinck

13:05

Read by Chuck Lavazzi

The Secret of "Salomé"

6:39

Read by Alan Mapstone

"The Jest" of Sem Benelli

11:45

Read by Warren Bergmann

Two Plays by Jacinto Benavente - "The Bonds of Interest" and "The Passion Flowe…

8:36

Read by ToddHW

Understanding the Russians - Maxim Gorki's "Night Lodging"

10:30

Read by Warren Bergmann

Two Plays by Count Leo Tolstoi - "The Living Corpse" and "The Power of Darkness"

16:18

Read by Sonia

Ibsen Once Again

17:06

Read by Warren Bergmann

Two Plays by St. John G. Ervine - "John Ferguson" and "Jane Clegg"

21:24

Read by Warren Bergmann

The Jewish Art Theatre

12:26

Read by BettyB

A Great American Play - "Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene G. O'Neill

13:10

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Booth Tarkington as a Playwright

20:11

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

The Athenian Drama and the American Audience

19:17

Read by Seraphina

A Reminiscence of the Middle Ages - "Guibour"

15:16

Read by Nigel Kerr

The Grandeur of English Prose - The Book of Job

9:39

Read by BettyB

"The Laughter of the Gods"

13:23

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Lord Dunsany - Personal Impressions

18:29

Read by Warren Bergmann

Edmond Rostand - April 1, 1868 - December 2, 1918

14:19

Read by Chuck Lavazzi