Shelfmark
Kbb.4.35
Author
Title
On the art of the theatre / by Edward Gordon Craig.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : William Heinemann, 1912.
Physical description
xix, [1], 295, [1] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note
3rd impression, March 1912.
Note
First published in separate issues in London and Chicago, December 1911.
Note
Plates protected by tissue guards, with descriptive captions printed on the guards.
Note
Publisher's grey paper boards with black cloth spine lettered in gilt; upper cover with small oval "GC" monogram printed in red, green and black.
Formatted contents note
Contents: The artists of the theatre of the future -- The actor and the Über-Marionette -- Some evil tendencies of the modern theatre -- Plays and playwrights -- The theatre in Russia, Germany, and England -- The art of the theatre (1st dialogue) -- The art of the theatre (2nd dialogue) -- The ghosts in the tragedies of Shakespeare -- Shakespeare's plays -- Realism and the actor -- Open-air theatres -- Symbolism -- The exquisite and the precious.
Citation/references note
Fletcher, I.K. & Rood, A. Edward Gordon Craig: a bibliography (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1967), A13(g)
Provenance
Edward Gordon Craig collection.
Provenance
Booklabel of Edward A. Craig [i.e. Craig's son Teddy].
Provenance
Inscription on front pastedown: "once Denton Thompson's copy, see page 131" where there is an annotation to the text.
Subject
Theater.
Subject
Theaters Stage-setting and scenery.
Subject
English drama History and criticism.
Subject
Stage design.
Subject
Theater Great Britain 20th century.
Added entry--name
Craig, Edward Anthony, 1904 - 1998 former owner.
Added entry--name
Heinemann publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B46500