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INDEX TO VOLUME TWO
B. = David Belasco.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z.
About This Book
A detailed biographical volume chronicles the subject's later theatrical career, describing major productions, artistic collaborations, and innovations in stagecraft that reshaped theatrical presentation. It recounts the mounting of spectacles and intimate dramas, the cultivation of star performers, practical problems in staging complex effects, and moments of personal risk and acclaim. The narrative also examines legal disputes and controversies involving adaptations and managers, debates over business combinations in theatre, and contemporaries' testimony and correspondence. Interwoven commentary considers managerial methods, artistic principles, and the tensions between commercial organization and creative practice.