The Winter's Tale in Performance in England and America 1611-1976

Abstract

List of plates Preface Introduction 1. The Winter's Tale on the open stage - 1611-1634 2. The eighteenth century 3. John Philip Kemble - The Winter's Tale in a picture frame 4. From Macready to Phelps 5. Charles Kean's interpretation of The Winter's Tale 6. The Winter's Tale in New York 7. From Barrett to Beerbohm Tree 8. The New Theatre (New York), the Savoy (London): Winthrop Ames and Granville-Barker on the open stage 9. Boston, New York, London, Connecticut, Ontario, Oregon - 1912-1975 10. The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon Afterword: actors and critics Appendix Notes Select bibliography Index.