Pictorial Illusionism: The Theatre of Steele MacKaye 9780773560291

Steele MacKaye (1842-1894) was a major North American theatre artist - a director, actor, inventor, painter, theorist, a

146 49 8MB

English Pages 336 [332] Year 2007

Report DMCA / Copyright

DOWNLOAD FILE

Pictorial Illusionism: The Theatre of Steele MacKaye
 9780773560291

Table of contents :
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
ONE: Artistic Foundations
TWO: The Madison Square Theatre: Conceiving an American Théâtre Français
THREE: Innovations and Inventions at the Madison Square Theatre
FOUR: The Management of the Madison Square Theatre
FIVE: Civil War Cycloramic Oratory and The Drama of Civilization
SIX: The Spectatorium and The Great Discovery
Epilogue: Perfecting Pictorial Illusionism
Notes
Bibliography
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y

Polecaj historie