Plays By A W Pinero

Download or read book Plays by A. W. Pinero written by Arthur Wing Pinero and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1986-04-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains four plays by the leading late Victorian and Edwardian playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934). It provides a representative sample of the work of a writer who far outshone his rivals (including both Wilde and Shaw) in his own day, and inspired such successors as Somerset Maugham and Terence Rattigan in the genre of the 'wellmade play', and Ben Travers in the writing of farce. The plays are The Schoolmistress (1866), one of the famous Court farces; The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893), the best known of all the plays about 'a woman with a past'; Trelawny of the 'Wells' (1898), a much-loved backstage romance; and The Thunderbolt (1908), a pioneering social drama. Two of the plays (The Schoolmistress and The Thunderbolt), are not available in print elsewhere. This scholarly edition includes an introduction, a biographical account, a full list of Pinero's plays in performance and publication, and several important appendixes, including an alternative ending to The Schoolmistress and significant variants in the text of The Second Mrs Tanqueray.

Download or read book Modern British Farce written by Leslie Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-06-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the popular modern dramatists and the continuity of the farce tradition from Pinero to Travers, the Whitehall team and Orton which examines and questions some of the common assumptions about its nature. Farce techniques are shown to be increasingly used in serious drama.

Download or read book LOVE AND TEA A COMEDY-DRAMA OF COLONIAL TIMES IN TWO ACTS written by ANNA PHILLIPS SEE and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 1915-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOVE AND TEA A COMEDY-DRAMA OF COLONIAL TIMES IN TWO ACTS by ANNA PHILLIPS SEE is a delightful and heartwarming tale that transports readers to the colonial era, where love and laughter intertwine. The play unfolds in a charming colonial setting, following the lives of endearing characters as they navigate the complexities of romance, social norms, and personal aspirations. Through witty dialogue and captivating scenes, the story explores the power of love and friendship in the face of societal expectations. ANNA PHILLIPS SEE's skillful storytelling and engaging characters create a memorable theatrical experience that will leave you both laughing and reflecting on the timeless themes of love, identity, and following one's heart. Immerse yourself in the world of colonial charm and heartfelt emotions with LOVE AND TEA A COMEDY-DRAMA OF COLONIAL TIMES IN TWO ACTS and discover the magic of love's transformative power.

Download or read book Theatre and Fashion written by Joel H. Kaplan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to explore the fascinating relationship between theatre, fashion, and society in the period from the 1890s to the Great War.

Download or read book Public Opinion written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Who's who in the Theatre written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Studying Plays written by Mick Wallis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 4th edition, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the critical study of drama. Using familiar examples of classic and contemporary works such as Shakespeare's King Lear, Ibsen's A Doll's House and Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good, the book explores the essential elements of play texts, from character, dialogue and plot to theatrical space. With more in depth guidance on how to study plays in and as performance, both live and in recordings available online, the 4th edition of Studying Plays now includes: · new examples throughout the book drawn from a range of 21st-century plays by established and emergent writers for diverse theatres and companies · new explorations of how plays structure and engage audience response · a complete new section on the analysis of theatre of witness and testimony; monodrama; and postdramatic texts.