Problems of the Playwright


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A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in Stagecraft, and focusing (as one might expect) on the problems of the playwright. (Summary by Andrew Gaunce) (9 hr 16 min)

Chapters

Preface 9:38 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Contrast in the Drama 13:32 Read by Andrea Weinman
Building a Play Backward 31:01 Read by Andrea Weinman
The Point of View 8:37 Read by Val Myers
Surprise in the Drama 10:51 Read by czandra
The Troublesome Last Act 12:12 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Strategy and Tactics 11:07 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Proportion in the Drama 9:52 Read by Kerry Adams
Harmony in Presentation 9:55 Read by Tad Davis
High Comedy in America 9:51 Read by czandra
The George M. Cohan School of Playwrights 14:16 Read by Patrick Randall
Youth and Age in the Drama 20:57 Read by Claudia Caldi
Yvette Guilbert — Première Diseuse 11:08 Read by Claudia Caldi
The Loveliness of Little Things 9:26 Read by Claudia Caldi
The Magic of Mr. Chesterton 10:51 Read by ToddHW
Middle Class Opinion 17:13 Read by Wallace Morgan
Criticism and Creation in the Drama 18:20 Read by Claudia Caldi
A Kiss for Cinderella 16:03 Read by ToddHW
Dramatic Talent and Theatrical Talent 34:48 Read by Claudia Caldi
Stevenson on the Stage 27:42 Read by Tad Davis
The Plays of Lord Dunsany 39:03 Read by Michele Fry
The Mood of Maeterlinck 8:41 Read by czandra
Euripides in New York 14:12 Read by ToddHW
Romance and Realism in the Drama 19:49 Read by ToddHW
Scenic Settings in America 14:19 Read by VoiceofSuan
The New Stagecraft 23:18 Read by Claudia Caldi
The Long Run in the Theatre 10:29 Read by Claudia Caldi
The Non-commercial Drama 8:13 Read by Claudia Caldi
The Public and the Theatre 23:36 Read by Claudia Caldi
A Democratic Insurrection in the Theatre 27:30 Read by Claudia Caldi
Literature and the Drama 12:12 Read by J. M. Smallheer
A Scheme for a Stock Company 17:47 Read by Claudia Caldi
What Is Wrong with the American Drama? 29:49 Read by William Allan Jones