A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
Martin Hammitzsch, Der Moderne Theaterbau (Teil I). Berlin: E. Wasmuth, 1905. (This is perhaps the best book on the historical aspect, although only the first volume has so far appeared.)
Edwin O. Sachs and E. A. Woodward, Modern Opera Houses and Theatres.
3 volumes. London: B. T. Batsford. 1896-98.
(This monumental and very useful series is generally considered the
standard descriptive and technical work, but is now somewhat out of
date.)
Edwin O. Sachs, Stage Construction. London: B. T. Batsford, 1898.
(A supplement to the above.)
Manfred Semper, Theater. Stuttgart: Arnold Bergsträsser, 1904.
(Handbuch der Architektur, Teil 4, Halb-Band 6, Heft 5.)
Roy C. Flickinger, The Greek Theatre and Its Drama. Chicago: The University
of Chicago Press, 1918.
(Contains the best summary of the conflicting views about the form of
the ancient theatre.)
Arthur Elam Haigh, The Attic Theatre. Third Edition, revised. Oxford:
The Clarendon Press, 1907.
(A standard work on the Greek Theatre.)
Brander Matthews, A Study of the Drama. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 1910.
(Chapter III treats of the form of the theatre in relation to the forms
of drama.)
William Harvey Birkmire, The Planning and Construction of American Theatres.
New York: J. Wiley and Sons, 1896.
(Contains many plans and descriptions of the older American theatres.)
Max Littmann, Das Münchner Künstlertheater. Munich: I. Werner, 1908.
(A monograph describing one of the best small theatres in Europe, fully
illustrated with plans and photographs.)
Julius Bab, Die Volksbühne in Berlin. Berlin: E. Wasmuth, 1919.
(Describes and illustrates one of the best large buildings of the
“people’s theatre” type.)
Max Littmann, Die Königlichen Hoftheater in Stuttgart. Darmstadt:
A. Koch, 1912.
(Describes and illustrates an excellent example of the institutional or
“court” playhouse, in a building containing two complete theatres.)
TECHNICAL
Edward Bernard Kinsila, Modern Theatre Construction. New York: The Moving Picture World, 1917.
Arthur S. Meloy, Theatres and Motion Picture Houses. New York: Architects’ Supply and Publishing Company, 1916.
William Paul Gerhard, Theatres: Their Safety from Fire and Panic, Their Comfort and Healthfulness. New York: Baker and Taylor, 1915.
Arthur Edwin Krews, Play Production in America. New York: Henry
Holt and Company, 1916.
(Contains brief but comprehensive chapters on stage machinery, lighting,
and other technical matters.)
Bühnen Beleuchtung System Fortuny.
(Describes the important Fortuny lighting system.)
SCENERY
Edward Gordon Craig, Towards a New Theatre: Forty Designs for Stage Scenes. New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1913.
Jacques Rouché, L’Art Théâtrale Moderne. Paris: Edouard Cornély & Cie., 1910.
Sheldon Cheney, The Art Theatre. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1917.
Hiram Kelly Moderwell, The Theatre of To-Day. New York: John Lane Company, 1914.
Theatre Arts Magazine. 1916 to date.
(Contains several hundred illustrations of stage settings, stage plans, etc.)