This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914. Excerpt: ... INDEX Aagot, 43 Achurch, Janet, 87 Act unity, 71 Action, 191 Actors, plays written for, 171 vEschylus, 3 "Aglavaine and Selysette," Maeterlinck, 185 Alexander, Archibald, 106, 113 Alexinsky, Gregoire, 50 Alf, 46, 47 Alfieri, 4 "Alladine and Palomides," Maeterlinck, 185, 186 Alma-Tadema, Laurence, 185, 188 "Amoureuse." See "Lov-ing Wife, The" Amusement, 12, 14 "Anathema," Andreyeff, 66, 67, 68-71, 225 "Anatol," Schnitzler, 119, 120, 122 "And Pippa Dances," Hauptmann, 88 Andreyeff, Leonid, Biogra-phy, 66; Criticism, 66, 67; Literature on, 67, 68; Plays, list, 67; Play dis-cussed: "Anathema," 68-71; Referred to, 225 Angele, 162, 163 Ansorge, 91 Antoine, Andr6, 107, 129, 157 Antona-Travers, Giannino, 208 Archer, Win., 9, 22, 24, 88, 93, 95, 153, 175 "Ardiane and Barbe-bleue," Maeterlinck, 185 Ariane. See Ardiane Aristocracy of to-day, 142 Aristotle, 3 Artistic temperament, 99, 100 "Artists' Families," Brieux, 157 "As a Man Thinks," Thomas, 171 "As the Leaves," Giacosa, 209, 210, 211, 214 "As You Like It," 9, 95 Asckenasy, Ysidor, 152 Ase, 29 Assumption, 93 "At the Hilt of the Sword," Echegaray, 216 Atmosphere, 148, 149, 187-188 Augier, Emile, 5, 17, 108, 225 "Awakening of Spring, The," Wedekind, 9, 116, 117, IIS Background, 143 Bahr, Hermann, 100 Balzac, 162, 228 Bardach, Emilie, 37 Barker, H. Granville, 6,120, 186 Bataille, 100, 123-124, 182 Baumert, Mother, 91 "Bear, A," Tchekoff, 61 Beaumarchais, 5 "Beaver Coat, The," Haupt-mann, 88 Becque, Henry, Biography, 129; Criticism, 129-130; Literature on, 131; Plays, list, 130; Play discussed: "The Crows," 131-135 "Before Dawn," Haupt-mann, 85, 86, 87, 88, 97, 107 Beginning a play, 101 Belasco, David, 100 Benavente, Jacinto, 216 Benelli, Sem, 209 Bernhardt, Sarah, 165, 166, 170, 171, 172, 200, 225 Bernstein, ...