Meyerhold on Theatre (Theatre Makers)

Synopsis

Introduction -- Pt. 1. The Search For New Forms (1902-1907) -- Introduction -- The Naturalistic Theatre And The Theatre Of Mood -- The New Theatre Foreshadowed In Literature -- The Theatre-studio -- First Attempts At A Stylized Theatre -- The Stylized Theatre -- Notes On Productions -- Pt. 2. At The Imperial Theatres (1908-1917) -- Introduction -- Tristan And Isolde -- Dom Juan -- Orpheus At The Marinsky Theatre -- Pt. 3. Doctor Dapertutto (1908-1917) -- Introduction -- The Fairground Booth -- Notes On Production -- The Meyerhold Studio -- Pt. 4. October In The Theatre (1917-1921) -- Introduction -- On The Contemporary Theatre -- Inaugural Speech To The Company Of The R.s.f.s.r. Theatre No. 1 -- On The Staging Of Verhaeren's 'the Dawn' -- Speech At An Open Debate On 'the Dawn' -- The Solitude Of Stanislavsky -- Pt. 5. Biomechanics - Constructivism - Eccentrism -- Cinefication (1921-1925) -- Introduction -- Biomechanics -- The Magnanimous Cuckold -- Pre-acting -- Pt. 6. The Government Inspector (1926) -- Introduction - Observations At The Play -- Meyerhold At Rehearsal -- Pt. 7. 'an Alien Theatre' (1927-1940) -- Introduction -- The Reconstruction Of The Theatre -- The Lady Of The Camellias -- The Queen Of Spades -- A Reply To Criticism -- At The Stanislavsky Opera -- Pt. 8. The Cinema -- Introduction -- The Picture Of Dorian Gray -- Chaplin And Chaplinism. Translated And Edited With A Critical Commentary By Edward Braun. Translated From The Russian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.