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8vo. ix (v), 329 pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, 1. From Drama Critic to Theater Manager; 2. Blood and Thunder Dramatist; 3. Ten Steps to Fame: Dramatizations; 4. German Comedy and Song; 5. The Same Old French Melody; 6. Shakespeare, New Style; 7. American Impresario; index. First Edition, 1956. Beige cloth with black backstrip and gilt lettering to spine. "John Augustin Daly (1838-1899) was one of the most influential men in American theatre from the end of the Civil War until his death. Drama critic, theatre manager, playwright, and adapter, he became the first recognized stage director in America. Known for his naturalistic ensemble production, Under the Gaslight (1867) is an example of Daly's mixture of realism and melodrama, seen in the authenticity of his depiction of real locations and in his use of social commentary. The play introduced the now-cliched device of the villain tying someone to railroad tracks, although in a reversal of the usual roles it was the hero who w

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05 February 1956
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