Author: ESSLIN, MARTIN (EDITOR & INTRODUCTION BY)
Title: The Encyclopedia of World Theater : With 420 Illustrations and an Index of Play Titles
Description: New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. First Printing. Hard Cover. 319 pages: 8.25 x 11.5 in.: 3.6: KB#006632: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Has complete number line, indicating First Printing (1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 I/C 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2). Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Dustjacket is complete but slightly rippled. Contains 2000 Entries, 420 Illustrations, Index of 5000 Play Titles. Book is based upon Friedrichs Theaterlexikon by Karl Groning and Werner Kliess. This English edition was translated by Estella Schmid. Subjects include: Actors * Dramatists * Directors * Designers * Companies * Greece and Rome * Commedia Dell' Arte * Kabuki * The Method * Bio-Mechanics * Expressionism * Baroque Theater * Theater of the Absurd * Dada * Kitchen Sink * Passion Play * Off-Broadway * Berliner Ensemble * Actors' Studio * Symbolism * Political Theater * Comedie Francaise * National Theaters * Cabaret * Circus * Music Hall * Revue * Mime.. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket .

Keywords: Theater World History Acting Stage History: : Social History Performing Arts: : Theater: : General