About the Author:
About the Author:
Peter Hay, born in Budapest and educated at Oxford, has worked as dramaturge, critic, and editor in the Canadian and American theater. He now lives in Los Angeles where he has taught drama at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. His sixth and latest book, Broadway Anecdotes, is a companion to this volume.
From Library Journal:
This is a hodgepodge of humorous anecdotes, primarily from the British theater, loosely organized under such chapter headings as "The Ages of Acting," "Dramatists," and "On the Road." Some of the anecdotes are quoted directly from other sources, but many are paraphrased by Hay, often awkwardly. The original source of each anecdote is listed at the end of the book. A number of them have explanatory notes by Hay; others need notes. The lack of consistency in the narrative voice creates a choppiness of style that is annoying. Some of the anecdotes bring a chuckle, and there is a useful index, but overall this is not a necessary item. Marcia L. Perry, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Mass.
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