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Problems of the Playwright

A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in Stagecraft, and focusing (as one might expect) on the problems of the playwright. (Summary by Andrew Gaunce)

Year of Publication: 1917Genres: Essays & Short Works , Performing Arts

Running Time: 09 hours 16 minutes 18 seconds

#	Chapter Name
	Preface Andrew Gaunce	9:38
	Contrast in the Drama Andrea Weinman	13:32
	Building a Play Backward Andrea Weinman	31:01
	The Point of View Val Myers	8:37
	Surprise in the Drama czandra	10:51
	The Troublesome Last Act J. M. Smallheer	12:12
	Strategy and Tactics Andrew Gaunce	11:07
	Proportion in the Drama Kerry Adams	9:52
	Harmony in Presentation Tad Davis	9:55
	High Comedy in America czandra	9:51
	The George M. Cohan School of Playwrights Patrick Randall	14:16
	Youth and Age in the Drama Claudia Caldi	20:57
	Yvette Guilbert — Première Diseuse Claudia Caldi	11:08
	The Loveliness of Little Things Claudia Caldi	9:26
	The Magic of Mr. Chesterton ToddHW	10:51
	Middle Class Opinion Wallace Morgan	17:13
	Criticism and Creation in the Drama Claudia Caldi	18:20
	A Kiss for Cinderella ToddHW	16:03
	Dramatic Talent and Theatrical Talent Claudia Caldi	34:48
	Stevenson on the Stage Tad Davis	27:42
	The Plays of Lord Dunsany Michele Fry	39:03
	The Mood of Maeterlinck czandra	8:41
	Euripides in New York ToddHW	14:12
	Romance and Realism in the Drama ToddHW	19:49
	Scenic Settings in America VoiceofSuan	14:19
	The New Stagecraft Claudia Caldi	23:18
	The Long Run in the Theatre Claudia Caldi	10:29
	The Non-commercial Drama Claudia Caldi	8:13
	The Public and the Theatre Claudia Caldi	23:36
	A Democratic Insurrection in the Theatre Claudia Caldi	27:30
	Literature and the Drama J. M. Smallheer	12:12
	A Scheme for a Stock Company Claudia Caldi	17:47
	What Is Wrong with the American Drama? William Allan Jones	29:49