Books Received

Listing does not preclude subsequent review. Interested reviewers should send a resume and a letter indicating areas of expertise directly to the Book Review Editor, Charlotte Canning at the Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, or via electronic mail: canningc@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu. (N.B. Those titles preceded by a “*” have been assigned to reviewers.)

Acting and Directing

Andrews, Starra. The Pursuit of Acting: Working Actors Share Their Experience and Advice. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998; pp. 192. $49.95 cloth, $16.95 paper.

*Benedetti, Jean. Stanislavski and the Actor. New York: Routledge, 1998; pp. 154. $15.99.

Coye, Dale F. Pronouncing Shakespeare’s Words: A Guide from A to Zounds. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998; pp. 744. $99.50.

Daw, Kurt, and Julia Matthews. A Guide to Scenes and Monologues From Shakespeare and His Contemporaries. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1998; pp. 157. $13.95.

Daw, Kurt. Acting Shakespeare and His Contemporaries. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1998; pp. 156. $17.00.

Haring-Smith, Tori. Scenes for Women by Women. Portsmouth: Heinemann Press, 1999; pp. 199. $13.95.

Mayfield, Katherine. The Young Person’s Guide to a Stage or Screen Career: Acting A to Z. New York: Back Stage Books, 1998; pp. 144. $16.95.

Oida, Yoshi, and Lorna Marshall. The Invisible Actor. London: Routledge, 1998; pp. 125. $17.98.

Rohd, Michael. Theatre for Community, Conflict, and Dialogue: The Hope is Vital Training Manual. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1998; pp. 150. $15.95.

*Toporkov, Vasily Osipovich. Stanislavski in Rehearsal: The Final Years. New York: Routledge, 1998; pp. 224. $18.98.

Wolfe, John, and Brenna McDonough. You Can Work on Camera. Portsmouth: Heinemann Press, 1999; pp. 158. $15.95.

Wood, David. Theatre for Children: A Guide for Writing, Adapting, Directing, and Acting. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1999; pp. 248. $28.50.

Theatre Design and Stagecraft

Apperson, Linda. Stage Managing & Theatre Etiquette: A Basic Guide. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1998; pp. 122. $24.95.

Crabtree, Susan, and Peter Beudert. Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools, and Techniques. Boston: Focal Press, 1998; pp. 300. $34.95.

Ingham, Rosemary. From Page to Stage: How Theatre Designers Make Connections Between Scripts and Images. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1998; pp. 171. $22.95.

Playwriting

Hall, Roger. Writing Your First Play. Boston: Focal Press, 1998; pp. 159. $19.95.

Autobiography and Biography

Burnim, Kalman A., and Philip H. Highfill, Jr. John Bell, Patron of British Theatrical Portraiture: A Catalog of the Theatrical Portraits in His Editions of Bell’s Shakespeare and Bell’s British Theatre. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1998; pp. 285. $60.00.

Farneth, David. Lenya, The Legend: A Pictorial Autobiography. New York: Overlook Press, 1998; pp. 254. $45.00.

Fields, Armond. Lillian Russell: A Biography of “America’s Beauty.” Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 1999; pp. 237. $42.50.

Hoare, Philip. Noel Coward: A Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998; pp. 605. $18.00.

Jablonski, Edward. Gershwin: A Biography. New York: Da Capo Press, 1998; pp. 441. $24.95.

Kennedy, Matthew. Marie Dressler: A Biography; With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography and a Discography. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 1999; pp. 269. $49.95.

Lee, Lawrence, and Barry Gifford. Saroyan: A Biography. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998, 1984; pp. 345. $17.95.

MacMurraugh-Kavanagh, Madeleine. Peter Shaffer: Theatre and Drama. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998; pp. 208. $55.00.

Sharrar, Jack. Avery Hopwood: His Life and Plays. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1998; pp. 291. $29.95.

Scherman, Tony. Backbeat: Earl Palmer’s Story. Washington: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999; pp. 240. $24.95.

Turk, Edward. Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998; pp. 467. $35.00.

Bibliography and Reference

Drone, Jeanette Marie. Musical Theater Synopses: An Index. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 1998; pp. 441. $75.00.

Williams, Dana A. Contemporary African American Female Playwrights: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998; pp. 152. $55.00.

Criticism, History, and Theory

Andreach, Robert J. Creating the Self in Contemporary American Drama. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1998; pp. 242. $39.95.

Armstrong, Raymond. Kafka and Pinter Shadow Boxing: The Struggle between Father and Son. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999; pp. 198. $59.95.

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