SIDNEY LEE.

_1st October 1906._




CONTENTS


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PREFACE vii


I

SHAKESPEARE AND THE MODERN STAGE

I. The Perils of the Spectacular Method of Production 1

II. The Need for Simplifying Scenic Appliances 4

III. Consequences of Simplification. The Attitude of the
Shakespearean Student 7

IV. The Pecuniary Experiences of Charles Kean and Sir
Henry Irving 9