+ – Lit. D. 33: 728. N. 17, ’06. 50w.
“Of the information contained in this book there is much that is useful, much more that is trivial, but very little that is original, and of that little it must be added none is particularly valuable.”
+ – Nation. 83: 290. O. 4, ’06. 310w.
“The material is abundant, and for the most part it has here been judiciously used. The perspective of praise is not always preserved, and the reader might infer that the living had often proved themselves equal to the dead.” Brander Matthews.
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 794. D. 1, ’06. 540w.
“It is delightful reading in a general way, full of attractive personalities and episodes connected with the most picturesque of professions.”
+ Outlook. 84: 630. N. 10, ’06. 190w.
“This is perhaps the most useful and informing single volume on the American stage, past and present, that the general reader, who is also a lover of drama and of acting, can place upon his bookshelves.”
+ Putnam’s. 1: 381. D. ’06. 130w.
“It is written in a spirit of reverence and appreciation for the work of the past generation, and with generosity and sympathy for the living representatives.”