Author: Oenslager, Donald
Title: Scenery Then and Now
Description: New York, W.W. Norton & Co. Inc, 1936. 1st edition. Hardcover. Mylar covered tan cloth covers. (xiv) [15]-265 pages including plates color mounted frontispiece. Contents: Introduction -- The theatre of Greece -- Prometheus bound -- Classic conventions -- The birds -- Roman theatricals -- Casina -- Church and stage -- Bach's Christmas oratorio on Broadway -- Shakespeare's theatre -- Hamlet -- "Plaisirs théatrals" of Louis XIV -- Le cid -- Le bourgeois gentilhomme -- Venice preserved in London -- Venetian scene -- The love of the three oranges -- Goethe in the theatre -- Egmont -- America sees Uncle Tom's cabin -- Tristan and Isolde -- Brand -- The miracle of light -- Setting The emperor Jones with light -- Production notes. G+, covers have rubbing and wear, corners bumped. Pages clean and tight. Inscription from previous owner. Nice copy for age.

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