Excerpt from On the Art of the Theatre Then there are other surprises, those engineers, those directors of journals, those managers of stores, those sea captains, men who startle one by suddenly putting in an appearance and expressing a sincere and hearty desire to join in the festivities.

In Theatre , W. Somerset Maugham–the author of the classic novels Of Human Bondage and Up at the Villa –introduces us to Julia Lambert, a woman of breathtaking poise and talent whose looks have stood by her forty-six years. She is one of the greatest actresses England–so good, in fact, that perhaps she never stops acting. It seems that noting can ruffle her satin feathers...(展开全部)

罗伯特·科恩（Robert Cohen），美国职业导演、剧作家和戏剧评论家。1965年获耶鲁大学戏剧学院导演艺术博士学位，同年创办欧文加州大学戏剧系，并担任系主任，现为该系讲座教授。曾获美国大学的最高荣誉UCI奖章和美国高等教育戏剧协会职业成就奖。他的剧本和学术著作在美国、欧洲和非洲出版，后者主要涉及五种舞台演出研究，其中《表演第一课》（Acting 0ne）、《莎剧表演》（Acting in Shakespeare）和《表演的力量》（Acting Power）分别被翻译成四种语言。

In Theatre , W. Somerset Maugham–the author of the classic novels Of Human Bondage and Up at the Villa –introduces us to Julia Lambert, a woman of breathtaking poise and talent whose looks have stood by her forty-six years. She is one of the greatest actresses England–so good, in fact, that perhaps she never stops acting. It seems that noting can ruffle her satin feathers...(展开全部)

This volume offers a major selection of Bertolt Brecht's groundbreaking critical writing. Here, arranged in chronological order, are essays from 1918 to 1956, in which Brecht explores his definition of the Epic Theatre and his theory of alienation-effects in directing, acting, and writing, and discusses, among other works, "The Threepenny Opera, Mahagonny, Mother Courage, Punti...(展开全部)

From first idea to final curtain, from backstage to front to house, discover how a play is made.