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Contents Chronology xiii Introduction 1 Act One  1905–1936 chapter 1 An Itinerant Childhood 7 chapter 2 Serious Beginnings 27 chapter 3 The Old Vic and the West End 44 Act Two  1937–1949 chapter 4 Broadway Nights 63 chapter 5 Giants and Pygmies 85 chapter 6 Battle of Angels 108 chapter 7 The Making of Othello 131 chapter 8 The American Repertory Theatre 155 Act Three  1950–1972 chapter 9 Life at the Opera 191 chapter 10 McCarthy 223 chapter 11 Un‹nished Business 257 chapter 12 Losing Battles 282 Epilogue 305 Notes 313 Selected Bibliography 337 Index 343 Illustrations following page 188 ...

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