From the Book - Revised and enlarged edition.
The theatre, human and divine
Where the theatre came from, and when
Tragedy: the noble Greeks
Sensuous and intellectual theatres: the Orient
The theatre in the church
The mediœval spirit and the stage
The vulgar popular comedy
The chivalrous theatre of Spain
The Puritans and the chapel of Satan
Kings, courtesans, and dramatists of France
Opera, picturing, and acting
The theatre and the birth of democracy
Romanticism: the theatre as escape
Well-made plays and pretty scenery: Victorianism
Realism: photography and journalism on the stage
The theatre and its swell relations: the other arts
The theatre of the early twentieth century
The rise of production as an art
Machine-age developments: moving pictures, radio, television
The theatre in mid-century.