The art theater; its character as differentiated from the commercial theater; its ideals and organization; and a record of certain European and American examples, by Sheldon Cheney.

Main entry:

Cheney, Sheldon, 1886-1980.

Title & Author:

The art theater; its character as differentiated from the commercial theater; its ideals and organization; and a record of certain European and American examples, by Sheldon Cheney.

Edition:

Rev. and enl. ed., with sixteen new illustrations.

Publication:

New York, A.A. Knopf, 1925.

Description:

ix, 281 pages frontispiece, plates, diagrams 22 cm

Notes:
"A discursive bibliography": pages 267-276
Present conditions in the American theater -- The coming of the art theater: Europe -- The coming of the art theater: America -- Ideals of the art theater -- The artist-director -- The question of acting and actors -- The question of plays -- The question of stage settings -- The question of audiences and the community -- Organization and management -- Buildings and equipment -- Unrealized ideals.

Subject:

Little theater movement.
Petit théâtre (Mouvement)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111041
Call No.: 3256 GF1341; ID:85-B18101
Status: Available

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