Through the courteous co-operation of Dr. Fred W. Atkinson, Professor Brander Matthews, officials of the New York Public Library, The Library Society of Philadelphia, Mr. Robert Gould Shaw, Custodian of the Dramatic Collection of Harvard College Library, and through the generous response of the owners of copyrights and manuscripts, the present volume is made possible. The Editor, through every phase of his work, has had the unswerving encouragement and assistance of his wife.
MONTROSE J. MOSES.
New Hartford, Conn.
August, 1920.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL WORKS
A large bibliography of standard works on the American Theatre was given in Volume I of the present collection. A very few of the titles have been repeated here, with the additional inclusion of books which will present the essential spirit of modern American playwriting. Some of these works mentioned contain further bibliographies, and these will enable the student to go as far in the field as desired. There are still unblazed trails for the research worker, but these trails are becoming fewer and fewer, as interest in the study of American Drama as a social and artistic force progresses.
ATKINSON, F.W. American Plays. Private Catalogue. Brooklyn, N.Y.
BAKER, GEORGE PIERCE. Dramatic Technique. Boston: Houghton. 1919.
BURTON, RICHARD. The New American Drama. New York: Crowell. 1913.
CHANDLER, FRANK W. Aspects of Modern Drama. New York: Macmillan.
CHENEY, SHELDON. The Art Theatre. New York: Knopf. 1917.