Problems of the Playwright
Clayton Hamilton
Play
Length 9 h 16 min
Chapters 32
First published 1917
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)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Andrew Gaunce 9:38
2
Building a Play Backward Read by Andrea Weinman 31:01
3
The Point of View Read by Val Myers 8:37
4
Surprise in the Drama Read by czandra 10:51
5
The Troublesome Last Act Read by J. M. Smallheer 12:12
6
Strategy and Tactics Read by Andrew Gaunce 11:07
7
Proportion in the Drama Read by Kerry Adams 9:52
8
Harmony in Presentation Read by Tad Davis 9:55
9
High Comedy in America Read by czandra 9:51
10
The George M. Cohan School of Playwrights Read by Patrick Randall 14:16
11
Youth and Age in the Drama Read by Claudia Caldi 20:57
12
Yvette Guilbert — Première Diseuse Read by Claudia Caldi 11:08
13
The Loveliness of Little Things Read by Claudia Caldi 9:26
14
The Magic of Mr. Chesterton Read by ToddHW 10:51
15
Middle Class Opinion Read by Wallace Morgan 17:13
16
Criticism and Creation in the Drama Read by Claudia Caldi 18:20
17
A Kiss for Cinderella Read by ToddHW 16:03
18
Dramatic Talent and Theatrical Talent Read by Claudia Caldi 34:48
19
Stevenson on the Stage Read by Tad Davis 27:42
20
The Plays of Lord Dunsany Read by Michele Fry 39:03
21
The Mood of Maeterlinck Read by czandra 8:41
22
Euripides in New York Read by ToddHW 14:12
23
Romance and Realism in the Drama Read by ToddHW 19:49
24
Scenic Settings in America Read by VoiceofSuan 14:19
25
The New Stagecraft Read by Claudia Caldi 23:18
26
The Long Run in the Theatre Read by Claudia Caldi 10:29
27
The Non-commercial Drama Read by Claudia Caldi 8:13
28
The Public and the Theatre Read by Claudia Caldi 23:36
29
A Democratic Insurrection in the Theatre Read by Claudia Caldi 27:30
30
Literature and the Drama Read by J. M. Smallheer 12:12
31
A Scheme for a Stock Company Read by Claudia Caldi 17:47
32
What Is Wrong with the American Drama? Read by William Allan Jones 29:49
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