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Feinsod, Arthur.
The simple stage: its origins in the modern American theater
Arthur Feinsod.
p. cm.--(Contributions in drama and theatre studies, ISSN
0163-3821; no. 38)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-25715-9 (alk. paper)
1. Theaters--United States--Stage-setting and scenery--
History--20th century. 2. Theater--United States--History--20th
century. I. Title. II. Series.
PN2091.S8F43 1992
792'.025'09730904--dc20 90-25222

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Copyright © 1992 by Arthur Feinsod

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 90-25222
ISBN: 0-313-25715-9
ISSN: 0163-3821

First published in 1992

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

Grateful acknowledgment is given for permission to excerpt from the
following sources:

From The Dramatic Imagination by Robert Edmond Jones. By permission
of the publisher, Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Inc.

From Inspiration and Rhythm, 1914-1916 by Maurice Browne. By
permission of The Ellen Van Volkenburg/Maurice Browne Papers,
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, The University of
Michigan Library.

Every reasonable effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright
materials in this book, but in some instances this has proven impossible.
The author and publisher will be glad to receive information leading to
more complete acknowledgments in subsequent printings of the book and in
the meantime extend their apologies for any omissions.

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