Our Stage and Its Critics / By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
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Chapters (93)
- OUR STAGE AND ITS CRITICS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER I
- THE DRAMATIC CRITIC
- His Qualifications
- His Knowledge of Fashionable Society
- His Duty and Difficulties
- His Stock Phrases
- The Circumstances under which he Writes
- His Fear of Libel Actions
- CHAPTER II
- THE DRAMATIC CRITIC
- His Duty to be Tolerant
- His Sympathies when Young
- The Jaded Critic
- His Unpaid Labours
- His Letter Bag
- CHAPTER III
- THE DRAMATIC CRITIC
- An Attack upon him
- Why he is Disliked
- His Honesty
- His Abolition
- The Threatened Theatrical Trust
- CHAPTER IV
- PLAYS OF PARTICULAR TYPES
- The Pseudo-Historical
- The Horrible in Drama
- The Immorality Play
- Scripture Plays
- Anecdotal Plays
- The Supernatural
- CHAPTER V
- PLAYS OF PARTICULAR TYPES
- Unsentimental Drama
- The Second-hand Drama
- Plays with a Purpose
- Drama and Social Reform
- CHAPTER VI
- THE PHENOMENA OF THE STAGE
- The Optics
- Make-up
- Gesture
- Scenery at the French Plays
- Stage Costumes
- Colour
- Stage Meals
- CHAPTER VII
- THE MORALITY OF OUR DRAMA
- Mr Harry Lauder on the Morals of our Drama
- Double Entente
- Moral Effect on Audience
- An Advantage of French Dramatists
- CHAPTER VIII
- CASUAL NOTES ON ACTING
- Mr H.B. Irving on his Art
- Mr Bourchier and "Max" on English Acting
- The Sicilian Players
- Alleged Dearth of Great Actresses
- Character Actresses
- Stage Misfits
- Stars
- CHAPTER IX
- STAGE DANCING
- The Skirts of the Drama
- Isadora Duncan
- CHAPTER X
- THINGS IN THE THEATRE
- A Defence of the Matinée Hat
- A Justification of certain Deadheads
- Theatrical Advertisements
- Music
- CHAPTER XI
- IN THE PLAYHOUSE
- Laughter
- Smoking in the Auditorium
- Conduct of the Audience
- Concerning the Pit
- Why do we go to the Theatre?
- CHAPTER XII
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Signor Borsa on the English Theatres
- "G.B.S." and the Amateurs
- Cant about Shakespeare
- Yvette Guilbert on Dramatists
- CHAPTER XIII
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Finance in Plays
- Some Unsuccessful Dramatists
- The Ending of the Play
- Preposterous Stage Types
- The Professions of the Dramatis Personae
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