Main entry:

Nicoll, Allardyce, 1894-1976.

Title & Author:

The development of the theatre: a study of theatrical art from the beginnings to the present day.

Edition:

5th ed. rev.

Publication:

London Harrap, 1966.

Description:

xix, 292 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plans 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283).
Introductory : theatres of the Orient -- The Greek heritage -- The Ancient Athenian theatre -- The scene-buildings and the stage -- The Hellenistic theatre -- Graeco-Roman theatres -- Machines -- Acting and production -- The unities and the acts -- Masks and costumes -- The Roman theatre -- The playhouses -- Actors, costumes and masks -- Performances in the Middle Ages -- Relics of the classical tradition -- The growth of the Medieval drama -- Medieval theatres and the Mise-en-Scene -- Machinery, effects, and costumes -- Actors and performance -- Tournaments, entries and disguising -- Renaissance Italy : court theatres and the painted scene -- The beginnings -- The painted scene -- The Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza -- Changeable scenery -- Renaissance France, England, and Spain -- France : relics of the Medieval stage -- The Elizabethan stage -- The Spanish corrales -- The Baroque and it's legacy -- The scenic spectacle -- Theatres of the Baroque age -- The theatre plan -- Costume : theatrical and realistic -- The theatre during the nineteenth century -- Realisms and lights -- The "mystic gulf" -- Mechanical theatres -- Theatres of the twentieth century -- Theatrical revolt -- The theatre of the thirties -- Post-war endeavour -- Appendix : the dialogues of Leone Di Somi.

ISBN:

024558613X
9780245586132

Subject:

Theater History.
Drama History and criticism.
Théâtre Histoire.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire) Histoire et critique.
Drama.
Theater.
Theatre history

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 186821
Call No.: PN2101.N5 (ID:88-B164)
Status: Available