Books Received

Theatre Journal publishes primarily reviews of scholarly works of theatre criticism, history, and theory. All books received are listed here as a courtesy to publishers, but will not necessarily be reviewed in a subsequent issue. Publishers should send review copies to incoming Book Review Editor, Ryan Claycomb, c/o Department of English, Colson Hall, 1503 University Avenue, PO Box 6296, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6296. Interested reviewers should send a message of inquiry, indicating areas of expertise, to him at: tjbookreviews@gmail.com; a CV and short writing sample are also requested. Titles preceded by an “*” have been assigned to reviewers. Titles preceded by a “**” are reviewed in this issue.

Autobiography, Biography, Profile, and Interview

Alonso, Harriet Hyman. Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2012; pp. 312.

Bigsby, Christopher. Arthur Miller, 1962–2005. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2011; pp. 590.

*Blau, Herbert. As If: An Autobiography. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2011; pp. 274.

Bloom, Arthur W. Edwin Booth: A Biography and Performance History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013; pp. 358.

Boulton, Agnes, and W. D. King. Part of a Long Story: “Eugene O’Neill as a Young Man in Love.” Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011; pp. 276.

Brotherton, Jamie, and Ted Okuda. Dorothy Lee: The Life and Times of the Wheeler and Woolsey Girl. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013; pp. 188.

Brown, Mark, ed. Howard Barker Interviews, 1980–2010: Conversations in Catastrophe. Chicago: Intellect, 2011; pp. 214.

Bush-Bailey, Gilli. Performing Herself: Autobiography and Fanny Kelly’s Dramatic Recollections. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2011; pp. 208.

*Chazin-Bennahum, Judith. René Blum and the Ballets Russes: In Search of a Lost Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011; pp. 278.

Chouhan, Anjna, and Denis Salter, eds. Henry Irving. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2012; pp. 358.

Cockin, Katharine. The Collected Letters of Ellen Terry, vol. 3: 1894–1898. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2012; pp. 400.

———, ed. Ellen Terry. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2012; pp. 546.

Crespy, David. Richard Barr: The Playwright’s Producer. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2013; pp. 292.

Croall, Jonathan. John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star. London: Methuen, 2011; pp. 726.

Cummings, Scott. Maria Irene Fornes. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2013; pp. 224.

Dace, Tish. Martin Sherman: Skipping Over Quicksand. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2012; pp. 346.

DeRochi, Jack. E., and Daniel J. Ennis, eds. Richard Brinsley Sheridan: The Impresario in Political and Cultural Context. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 2013; pp. 308.

Donaldson, Ian. Ben Jonson: A Life. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011; pp. 534.

Eichenbaum, Rose. The Actor Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Actors. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2011; pp. 246.

Emeljanow, Victor. Henry Beerbohm Tree. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2012; pp. 444.

Epstein, Lawrence J. George Burns: An American Life. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011; pp. 202.

Erdman, Andrew. Queen of Vaudeville: The Story of Eva Tanguay. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2012; pp. 320.

Hansen, Kathryn. Stages of Life: Indian Theatre Autobiographies. London: Anthem Press, 2011; pp. 374.

Hanson, Nils. Lillian Lorraine: The Life and Times of a Ziegfeld Diva. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011; pp. 210.

Holmgren, Beth. Starring Madame Modjeska: On Tour in Poland and America. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2012; pp. 408.

Leask, Margaret. Lena Ashwell: Actress, Patriot, Pioneer. Hertfordshire: University of Hertforshire Press, 2012; pp. 320.

Lemon, Ralph. Come Home Charley Patton. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013; pp. 230.

Lewin, Yael Tamar. Night’s Dancer: The Life of Janet Collins, with Her Unfinished Autobiography. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2011; pp. 362.

Lindfors, Bernth. Ira Aldridge’s Early Years, 1807–1833, vol. 1. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2011; pp. 388.

———. Ira Aldridge: The Vagabond Years, 1833–1852, vol. 2. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2011; pp. 244.

Lindsay, Robert. Letting Go. London: Thorogood, 2011; pp. 294.

Malina, Judith. The Piscator Notebook. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2012; pp. 224.

Moraga, Cherríe L., and Celia Herrera Rodriguez. A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2011; pp. 280.

Nash, Elizabeth. Geraldine Farrar: Opera’s Charismatic Innovator. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2012; pp. 188.

*Pollack, Howard. Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World. New York: Oxford University Press...