Download or read book Five Tales for the Theatre written by Carlo Gozzi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989-08-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together for the first time modern English translations of five Gozzi's most famous plays: The Raven, The King Stag, Turandot, The Serpent Woman, and The Green Bird, each annotated by the translators and preceded by the author's preface.
Download or read book Turandot Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts written by Carlo Gozzi and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Turandot' is a commedia dell'arte play written by Carlo Gozzi. It was inspired by a supposedly Persian story from the collection 'Les Mille et un jours' by François Pétis de la Croix. Gozzi's work would later be adapted by various creative professionals worldwide, from the Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini with his opera, 'Turandot', best-known for the aria 'Nessun dorma' to a German film adaptation entitled 'Prinzessin Turandot'.
Download or read book The Era Almanack written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Calaf and Ishmael written by Deak Wooten and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calaf and Ishmael are two friends thrust into a world of clashing empires in 3rd century CE Rome and Persia. Growing up in the court of the brutal Kushan emperor Timur, Calaf is Timur's son and heir, and Ishmael is the son of a scribe. They are inseparable, with ties of love and devotion that stretch back to births days apart and shrouded in mystery. When Calaf nearly dies saving Ishmael, his father is furious that he would risk his life for a servant, and does all that he can to separate the friends. The fall of Timur's empire flings the two young men across the ancient world, and they must struggle against deceit, betrayal, and cruelty to find each other again. After enduring years of separation and adversity, they reunite and face one last trial in the court of the merciless Princess Turandot. Calaf must choose. Reclaim his father's throne or condemn Ishmael to certain death. With a deep cast of characters moving through a vivid and unforgiving world, this historical tale, inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, affirms that great loss can only be redeemed by love willing to sacrifice all.
Download or read book Theatre World 2000 2001 written by John Willis and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Theatre World). Highlights of this new Theatre World , now in its 57th year, include The Producers with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Gary Sinise, Judgment at Nuremberg with Maximillian Schell, Design for Livin g with Alan Cumming, 42nd Street , A Class Act and Lily Tomlin's The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe . During the 2000-2001 season, Theatre World was awarded with a Special Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. Theatre World , the statistical and pictorial record of the Broadway and Off-Broadway season, touring companies and professional regional companies throughout the United States, is a classic in its field. The book is complete with cast listings, replacements, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles and much, much more. There are special sections with autobiographical data, obituary information and major drama awards. New features to this edition include: an introduction by editor John Willis; separate Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway sections; new Longest Runs listing; and an expanded Awards and Regionals section. "Nothing brings back a theatrical season better, or holds on to it more lovingly, than John Willis' Theatre World ." Harry Haun, Playbill
Download or read book The Best Plays of written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Play Pictorial written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Theatre World written by John Willis and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Theatre World). Highlights of this new Theatre World , now in its 57th year, include The Producers with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Gary Sinise, Judgment at Nuremberg with Maximillian Schell, Design for Livin g with Alan Cumming, 42nd Street , A Class Act and Lily Tomlin's The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe . During the 2000-2001 season, Theatre World was awarded with a Special Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. Theatre World , the statistical and pictorial record of the Broadway and Off-Broadway season, touring companies and professional regional companies throughout the United States, is a classic in its field. The book is complete with cast listings, replacements, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles and much, much more. There are special sections with autobiographical data, obituary information and major drama awards. New features to this edition include: an introduction by editor John Willis; separate Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway sections; new Longest Runs listing; and an expanded Awards and Regionals section. "Nothing brings back a theatrical season better, or holds on to it more lovingly, than John Willis' Theatre World ." Harry Haun, Playbill
Download or read book The Best Plays of 1997 1998 written by Otis Love Guernsey (Jr.) and published by Amadeus Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The yearbook gives listings of casts and technical personnel for on- and off-Broadway productions, a summary of the season, synopses and lengthy extracts of dialogue from the best plays, and facts and figures on the New York and regional theater.
Download or read book The Vakhtangov Sourcebook written by Andrei Malaev-Babel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Yevgeny Vakhtangov pioneered Fantastic Realism through his innovative theatrical concepts. This book compiles new translations of his work on the art of theatre creating a primary source of original material on this theatrical master.
Download or read book The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999 2000 written by New York Times Theater Reviews and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.
Download or read book The London Stage 1910 1919 written by J. P. Wearing and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become available, notably various reference works and the digitization of relevant newspapers and periodicals. This second edition of The London Stage 1910–1919: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel provides a chronological calendar of London shows from January 1910 through December 1919. The volume chronicles more than 3,000 productions at 35 major central London theatres during this period. For each entry the following information is provided: Title Author Theatre Performers Personnel Opening and closing dates Number of performances Other details include genre of the production, number of acts, and a list of reviews. A comment section includes other interesting information, such as a plot description, first-night audience reception, noteworthy performances, staging elements, and details of performances in New York either prior to or after the London production. Among the plays staged in London during this decade were Chu Chin Chow, The Gaol Gate, Hindle Wakes, Justice, Kismet, Pygmalion, and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, as well as numerous musical comedies (British and American), foreign works, operas, and revivals of English classics. A definitive resource, this edition revises, corrects, and expands the original calendar. In addition, approximately 20 percent of the material—in particular, information on adaptations and translations, plot sources, and comments—is new. Arranged chronologically, the shows are fully indexed by title, genre, and theatre. A general index includes numerous subject entries on such topics as acting, audiences, censorship, costumes, managers, performers, prompters, staging, and ticket prices. The London Stage 1910–1919 will be of value to scholars, theatrical personnel, librarians, writers, journalists, and historians.
Download or read book New York Times Theater Reviews written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carlo Gozzi written by Carlo Gozzi and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1988 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Love of Three Oranges, Turandot and The Snake Lady is an almost forgotten figure who, despite calling his reminiscences Useless Memoirs, would surely have hated our stage for the neglect we've provided him with. Gozzi was one of Italy's greatest playwrights. This brief biography, an introduction to the three above mentioned plays in translation, is the best that's come along and one should be grateful for it. The plays themselves have until now remained inaccessible and now here they are. Welcome. Stages Until now, three of Gozzi's most influential dramas -- The Love of Three Oranges, Turandot, and The Snake Lady -- have remained inaccessible to English-speaking audiences. This important contribution in theatre studies offers translations of Gozzi's best known works that are accurate, idiomatic, and highly theatrical, promoting awareness of the achievements of the commedia dell'arte and Venice's rich and unique culture in the 18th century. An insightful biographical and critical introduction offers new insights into the work of this influential 18th-century Italian dramatist.
Download or read book Official Register of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shadow Country written by Peter Matthiessen and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • “Altogether gripping, shocking, and brilliantly told, not just a tour de force in its stylistic range, but a great American novel, as powerful a reading experience as nearly any in our literature.”—Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man’s River, and Bone by Bone—Peter Matthiessen’s great American epic about Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson on the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century—were originally conceived as one vast, mysterious novel. Now, in this bold new rendering, Matthiessen has marvelously distilled a monumental work while deepening the insights and motivations of his characters with brilliant rewriting throughout. Praise for Shadow Country “Magnificent . . . breathtaking . . . Finally now we have [this three-part saga] welded like a bell, and with Watson’s song the last sound, all the elements fuse and resonate.”—Los Angeles Times “Peter Matthiessen has done great things with the Watson trilogy. It’s the story of our continent, both land and people, and his writing does every justice to the blood fury of his themes.”—Don DeLillo “The fiction of Peter Matthiessen is the reason a lot of people in my generation decided to be writers. No doubt about it. Shadow Country lives up to anyone’s highest expectations for great writing.” —Richard Ford “Shadow Country, Matthiessen’s distillation of the earlier Watson saga, represents his original vision. It is the quintessence of his lifelong concerns, and a great legacy.”—W. S. Merwin “[An] epic masterpiece . . . a great American novel.”—The Miami Herald
Download or read book Eyes of the Stag written by Deak Wooten and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly respected, middle-aged university professor Alan Rudgear, his wife Sylvia, and their son Clint were living a secure, comfortable, happy life. Or so they thought. Nine months ago Alan's best friend, Gerald, was sent to prison for assaulting his wife Becky in a drunken rage. While consoling Becky, Alan seduces her, a decision that brings his life crashing down around him. With Gerald's release looming, Alan must come to terms not only with his betrayal and its terrible consequences but also the unspeakable horror he experienced as a boy.
