Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike
Author: J. C. Trewin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780758147684

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike
Author: John Courtenay Trewin
Publisher: London : Rockliff
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1955
Genre: Actors
ISBN:

A brief but thorough study of the career of Dame Sybil Thorndike. She was an English stage actress whose first appearance was in 1904, and her last in 1969. She toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote "Saint Joan" specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970.

British Cinema History

British Cinema History
Author: James Curran
Publisher: Totowa, N.J. : Barnes & Noble Books
Total Pages: 478
Release: 1983
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

Respect for Acting

Respect for Acting
Author: Uta Hagen
Publisher: New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1973
Genre: Music
ISBN:

An account of her own struggle with the techniques of acting -- based on her teachings.

A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953)

A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953)
Author: Raymond Borde
Publisher: City Lights Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2002
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780872864122

This first book published on film noir established the genre--a classic, at last in translation.

The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars
Author: Sean O'Casey
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0571331297

This educational edition, with the full play text and an introduction to the playwright, features a detailed analysis of the language, structure and characters of the play, and textual notes explaining difficult words and references. It contains: - The full playtext - An introduction to the playwright, his background and his work - A detailed analysis of language, structure and characters in the play - Features of performance - Textual notes explaining difficult words and references

It's Different for Daughters

It's Different for Daughters
Author: Ruth Fry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1985
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This study of the curriculum for girls from the beginning of this century brings a fresh perspective to New Zealand educational history. Following the early triumphs of gaining the vote (and the right to qualify for university degrees), progress in women's education was not always straightforward. Social attitudes and provisions for girls at state schools in the first quarter-century established patterns for later generations to inherit and modify. In some areas, such as science and mathematics, inequalities for Maori girls lingered. Using a wide range of resources, ruth Fry traces the origin and development of the curriculum for girls to 1975, International Women's year. Those who, in 1893, achieved success in their campaign for equal voting rights were also concerned about educational opportunities for women. NZCER is very pleased to reissue It's different for daughters to celebrate the Centenary of Women's Suffrage in New Zealand.

The Death of Christian Culture

The Death of Christian Culture
Author: John Senior
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Christian civilization
ISBN: 9781932528152

Originally published: New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1978.

The Films of Carol Reed

The Films of Carol Reed
Author: Robert F. Moss
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1987
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780231059848

Once enthroned as a major international filmmaker, Carol Reed has long since been banished to a musty corner of movie history. To dust off his work, however, is to discover a dazzling body of films, a canon as remarkable for its diversity as its quality. Building his case, film by film, Robert Moss argues persuasively for a reassessment of this gifted artist, claiming a place for him in the ranks of the world's greatest directors.