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THE STAGEPLAY--PRODUCTION FOR PRESENTATION 		64
§ I. Theater art as interpretative creative activity 64
2. Actors as interpretative artists 66
3. The art director as scene designer 69
4. Costumes, properties, lights, and sound 73
5. The general director and the unified stageplay 76
THE LONG VOYAGE HOME, a play in one act by Eugene O'Neill
, with Introductory Note and Brief Commentary 		77
IV
THE PLAY--RE-CREATION BY SPECTATOR OR READER 		93
§ I. Creation, re-creation, and recreation 93
2. The play in the spectator's mind 95
3. The playgoer's naïve and critical responses 97
4. The play as experienced by the reader 101
5. Suggestions for creative playreading 107
THE HAPPY JOURNEY, a play in one act by Thornton Wilder,
with Introductory Note and Brief Commentary 		109
V
THE DRAMA--HISTORY, TYPES, STYLES, CRITICISM 		124
§ I. Generalization and discussion of drama 124
2. An historical sketch of the drama and theater 126
3. The major dramatic types: tragedy and comedy 133
4. Classic, romantic, realistic, and recent styles 138
5. Dramatic criticism: a concluding word 141
H.M.S. PINAFORE, a libreto by William S. Gilbert, with In-
troductory Note and Brief Commentary 		143

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Publication Information: Book Title: Preface to Drama: An Introduction to Dramatic Literature and Theater Art. Contributors: Charles W. Cooper - author. Publisher: Ronald Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1955. Page Number: vi.
    
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