Arthur Hobson Quinn

Name: Representative American Plays
Author: Arthur Hobson Quinn

Representative American Plays (1922)

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“Representative American Plays”, published in 1922, is a work by Arthur Hobson Quinn. It explores elements such as plays, drama and New York.

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ It is the first attempt to include in one collection a series of plays which illustrate the development of our native drama from its beginning to the present day. No other branch of our native literature has been so inaccessible. The work of the elder playwrights is preserved largely in rare editions or in manuscript and that of the newer generation has frequently remained unpublished through considerations of a nature which fortunately obtain less and less, as the real significance of our drama is becoming better appreciated. ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ The comparison of the military plays, André, The Triumph at Plattsburg, Shenandoah, and Secret Service, or of the social comedies, The Contrast, Fashion, Her Great Match and The New York Idea, will be found most interesting, while a contrast between The Prince of Parthia and Francesca da Rimini will illustrate the growth in the field of romantic tragedy where our earlier drama scored so many triumphs. No play, however, has been chosen simply for its interest as a type ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ In the cases of the modern plays the information has been checked in nearly every ease by the playwrights themselves. In each of the introductions a selected bibliography has been given. It has seemed unnecessary to cumber these with long lists of magazine articles of a fugitive character but it is hoped that the references given will be found helpful. A general bibliography of books relating to the American Drama has been placed at the end of the volume. ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ Winter William, Brief Chronicles. Parts 1, 2, 3. Dunlap Society Publications, Series 1, Vols. 7, 8, 10. New York, 1889.
Wood, W. B., Personal Recollections of the Stage. . . . During a Period of Forty Years, Philadelphia, 1855.
Note to Revised Edition.
Since the publication of the first edition, the most important works treating the American Drama and Stage have been as follows:
Baker, Louis C., The German Drama in English on the New York Stage to 1830, Philadelphia, 1917. (University of Pennsylvania Thesis.) ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ In each introduction is given also the source of the text. Where it was possible to obtain acting versions of the older texts, the differences between these and the reading versions have been indicated. In general where emendations have been made, they have been included in square brackets. ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ Dickinson, Thomas H., Chief Contemporary Dramatists. Boston, 1915. [Contains four American plays.]
Pierce, John Alexander, The Masterpieces of Modern Drama. Abridged in Narrative with Dialogue of the Great Scenes. Prefaced with a critical essay by Brander Matthews. [Vol. 2 contains selections from twelve American plays.] New York, 1915.
BIOGRAPHIES OF ACTORS AND MANAGERS, AND SIMILAR WORKS GIVING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DRAMA
Alger, William R., Life of Edwin Forrest. ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ Clark, Barrett H., The British and American Drama of To-day. New. York, 1915.
Cooke, John Esten, The Virginia Comedians or Old Days in the Old Dominion, New York, 1854. [A novel, in which an interesting description of Hallam's Company is given.]
Crawford, M. C., The Romance of the American Theatre. Boston, 1913.
Daly, C. P., First Theater in America. Dunlap Society Publications, Ser. 2, Vol. 1. New York, 1896.
Dickinson, Thomas H., The Case of American Drama. Boston, 1915.
Dunlap, William, History of the American Theatre. New York, 1832. 2 Vols. London, 1833. ”

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Arthur Hobson Quinn, Representative American Plays (1922)

“ Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States. 1870-1915. [Issued by the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. This is most helpful and will be continued.]
Faxson, Frederick W., Editor, The Bulletin of Bibliography and Dramatic Index. Published quarterly. Boston. ”

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