From Philip Henslowe to David Merrick, the producer or theatre manager has generally been seen as a combination of Shylock and Simon Legree, usurer and slavedriver, wholly concerned with profit and loss, indifferent to art and artists. Yet no single person has greater responsibility in what George Henry Lewes called the "perilous game" of play production. The essays in this volume examine five English and American theatrical managers, from the Elizabethan period to the twentieth century: Philip Henslowe, Tate Wilkinson, Stephen Price, Edwin Booth, and Charles Wyndham. The contributors, who evaluate the relationship of each manager to the drama of his time, include Bernard Beckerman, Charles Beecher Hogan, Benard Hewitt, Charles Shattuck, and George Rowell. Joseph Donohue's essay, "The Theatrical Manager and the Uses of Theatrical Research," introduces the volume.
Originally published in 1971.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 4.95
Within U.S.A.
Book Description ISBN:0691061882. VG/VG. Ex-library. 216 pp. Library envelope, stamps, label. Mylar protective sleeve. DJ and sleeve glued to inside boards. Spine slightly cocked, tight. Interior very clean. No marks. Good reading/reference copy. Seller Inventory # 3548
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. a solid copy; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR ----- Size: 6 x 8". Price-clipped. Seller Inventory # 057201
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ Dustjacket. First Edition. a solid copy; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR ----- Size: 6 x 9". Price-clipped. Seller Inventory # 18917A
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M0691061882Z3
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tan cloth covered boards with black spine titles; minimal wear; jacket has mild wear, front flap clipped; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 216 pages. Seller Inventory # SKU1160347
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. DJ top edge is slightly bumped and chipped; 1/2" tear at top front DJ edge; DJ in mylar protector. ; 6 x 8 3/4 "; 216 pages. Seller Inventory # 113600
Book Description Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Brown cloth with black ttles to spine, in brown, tan and cream uncoated card jacket, 8vo. xii+216pp. Footnotes throughout, b/w plates. Introduction + articles on Philip Henslowe, Tate Wilkinson, Drury Lane, Edwin Booth, and Charles Wyndham. Book has mild rubbing to spine, foxed page edges. Price-clipped jacket has abrasion, shallow chips and short closed tears (internally tape-repaired) along upper edges only, light rubbing and 1 1/2" crayon stripe rear panel. Central colors and titles sharp and bright. In Brodart. Not ex-lib. Seller Inventory # 009797
Book Description Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: good. 216p. illus. Very good condition very good d.j. Seller Inventory # 636
Book Description Hardcover. Dust jacket has one hairline tear at bottom edge, else Fine condition in a near fine dust jacket. Fine condition / Near fine condition dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 9014716
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ex libris art museum library. 216 pages, index, 8vo, tan cloth. Very good, a few library marks, withdrawn stamp, nameplate; contents fine; dust jacket very good, number spine. Philip Henslowe, Tate Wilkinson, Stephen price, Edwin Booth and Charles Wyndham are managers studied. Seller Inventory # 018192