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Bernard Shaw on the American Stage is the first comprehensive study of the production of Bernard Shaw¿s plays in America. During his lifetime (1856-1950), Shaw was Americäs most popular living playwright, productions of his plays were outnumbered only by Shakespeare. Forty-four of Shaw¿s plays were staged in America before his death, eight more posthumously. Eleven of the productions were world premieres. Bernard Shaw on the American Stage tel...

Bernard Shaw on the American Stage is the first comprehensive study of the production of Bernard Shaw¿s plays in America. During his lifetime (1856-1950), Shaw was Americäs most popular living playwright, productions of his plays were outnumbered only by Shakespeare. Forty-four of Shaw¿s plays were staged in America before his death, eight more posthumously. Eleven of the productions were world premieres. Bernard Shaw on the American Stage tel...

Today the use of photography (and its extension, video) in psychiatry is a common practice. But in the 1850s, when pioneering medical photographer and psychiatrist Dr. Hugh W. Diamond was behind the camera, this technique was an innovative application of art to science, reflecting and expanding the contemporary interest in physiognomic characteristics. In The Face of Madness, notable scholar Sander Gilman has curated a unique exhibition of 54 ...

The editor of this lively, updated assortment of reviews, interviews and other critical deliberations on contemporary Canadian drama has gathered material from books, theatre and scholarly journals, from major daily newspapers in Canada and abroad, from critics, academics, journalists and playwrights. In his concise introduction, Conolly argues that readers and theatregoers, as well as professional critics, can contribute significantly to the ...