Performing Arts

Life and Lillian Gish

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Albert Bigelow Paine


An authorized biography of Lillian Gish, the renowned silent film star known in her heyday as the First Lady of American Cinema. Albert Bige…

The Voice and Public Speaking

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John Poole Sandlands


I write for public speakers. I wish to take them into my confidence. I feel I can do them good. My object is to help them to speak with grea…

The Art of Story-Telling, with nearly half a hundred stories

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Julia Darrow Cowles


In preparing this book the author has sought to awaken a keener perception and a higher appreciation of the artistic and ethical value of st…

Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini With An Analysis Of His Compositions And…

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Francois-Joseph Fetis


Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebra…

The Theory of the Theatre, and Other Principles of Dramatic Criticism

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Clayton Hamilton


A collection of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton concerning theatre & dramatic practices, and the criticism thereof, from an e…

The Cinema of Orson Welles

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Peter Bogdanovich


Acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) was, early in his career, a film critic. It was during this time t…

Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage

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Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie


Anna Cora Mowatt was the author of the first Broadway comedy hit written by a woman. Her 1845 play “Fashion” is still performed today. She w…

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin

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Harry Houdini


This work is by Harry Houdini, and was an attempt, by him, to undermine the public reverence for the man regarded as the master of modern ma…

Sawdust and Spangles

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William Cameron Coup


Subtitled "Stories and Secrets of the Circus", this book tells some of the stories of circuses in the era of P.T. Barnum from the …

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