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Continental stagecraft

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Kenneth Macgowan
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A travel-based study of Continental stage practice records impressions of performances and productions across several European theaters. The text moves from critiques of naturalistic realism to examinations of the living stage and the trajectory from realism through expressionism, with attention to directors, actors, scenic design, stage machinery, and the increasing use of light as a primary setting. Drawings are paired with analytical commentary to convey visual atmosphere and production choices. Case studies from major venues illustrate trends toward simplicity, a retreat from mechanized spectacle, and experimental forms that seek to represent inner life rather than literal illusion.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

IN COLOR
The Redoutensaal in Vienna Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
He Who Gets Slapped—A Pitoëff Production 24
Die Meistersinger—Setting by Roller 56
Faust—A Reinhardt Production Designed by Stern 108
Samson and Delilah—Setting by Grünewald 120
Richard III—A Jessner Production Designed by Pirchan 140
Masse-Mensch—A Fehling Production Designed by Strohbach 156
The Redoutensaal in Vienna—Scene from The Marriage of Figaro 186
IN HALF-TONE
The Cherry Orchard—A Stanislavsky Production 10
Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen—Setting by Sievert 32
Der Traum, ein Leben—Setting by Strohbach 44
Macbeth—An André Production 54
Der Schatzgräber—Setting by Pirchan 60
Das Rheingold—Setting by Linnebach and Pasetti 64
Das Rheingold: Valhalla 76
Maria Stuart: Westminster—A Weichert Production Designed by Sievert 112
Maria Stuart: Fotheringay 114
Samson and Delilah—Setting by Grünewald 122
Uncle Vanya—A Pitoëff Production 124
Napoleon—A Jessner Production Designed by Klein 126
Othello: Before Brabantio’s House—a Jessner Production Designed by Pirchan 128
Othello: The Handkerchief 130
Othello: Cyprus, the Castle 132
Othello: Roderigo Is Wounded 134
Richard III—A Jessner Production Designed by Pirchan 136
Richard III: Richard and His Shadow 138
Richard III: Richmond and His Army 142
Richard III: Richard’s Soliloquy 144
Richard III: Richmond’s Soliloquy 146
Masse-Mensch: Dream-picture, a Courtyard—A Fehling Production Designed by Strohbach 148
Masse-Mensch: The Revolutionists’ Meeting 150
Masse-Mensch: The Rallying 152
Masse-Mensch: The Machine Guns 154
The Grosses Schauspielhaus: An Impression 164
Judith—At the Grosses Schauspielhaus 168
Les Frères Karamazov—A Copeau Production Designed by Jouvet 174
Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement—A Copeau Production Designed by Jouvet 180
The Redoutensaal: A Scene from The Barber of Seville 190
The Cirque Medrano: An Impression 206
The Cirque Medrano: A Supposition 208