Henry Irving at the Lyceum
George Taylor · 1980
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Irving was without doubt the most famous and influential actor-manager of the Victorian period. Irving never allowed photographers inside the Lyceum, and very few of the surviving illustrations give a clear picture of the mechanics of his stage. Therefore I have concentrated less upon Irving's technical stage-craft within the architectural limitations of his theatre, than upon the aesthetic principles of that stage-craft, the self-contained picture which creates an atmospheric environment beyond the footlights, and upon his own hypnotic power as an extraordinary and controversial actor. - Introduction.
Book details
- Year
- 1980
- Language
- English
- Series
- Theatre in focus
- Publisher
- Chadwyck-Healey Ltd in association with The Consortium for Drama and Media in Higher Education
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 49
- ISBN
- 9780859640671
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