Performing Arts/Film
Explore a captivating collection of writings about the world of film and performing arts. Discover insightful works on the history, craft, and influence of cinema. This category offers both aficionados and newcomers a chance to learn about legendary filmmakers, iconic performances, and timeless film theories. Enjoy a variety of perspectives that deepen your understanding of this dynamic art form.
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
On a fateful summer night, a famous playwright finds himself caught between the woman who stirs his soul and a powerful queen, leading to a high-stakes game of love and loyalty.
By Bernard Shaw
Josiah's Secret: A Play
In a humorous clash of expectations, a husband's traditional views are hilariously challenged when his wife playfully embodies outdated ideals, sparking a journey toward understanding the true value of women's work.
By Marietta Holley
Justice
A desperate act to save a woman from abuse leads a young clerk down a path where morality clashes with the harsh realities of the legal system.
By John Galsworthy
Look out for paint: A farce comedy in three acts
On a lively farm, mismatched connections and silly errors ignite a fun spectacle when guests arrive, throwing quiet country life into a riotous mess of mistaken identities and pursuing romantic entanglements.
By Cornelius Shea
Twelfth Night
In a land of longing hearts, a woman disguised as a man finds herself caught in a hilarious love triangle, leading to mistaken identities and unexpected romance.
By William Shakespeare
Love for Love: A Comedy
Amidst financial disaster, a young man hopes to win the heart of a wealthy woman, leading to humorous social commentary on love's games.
By William Congreve
A Day Well Spent: A Farce, in One Act
In a whirlwind of mistaken identities and secret rendezvous, a strict father's absence unleashes a hilarious chain of events as young lovers chase their hearts' desires amidst playful chaos.
By John Oxenford
The Way of the World
In a world of high society, love and money collide as characters scheme and outwit each other in a hilarious battle of manners and deception.
By William Congreve
The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers (12th edition)
Step into a world of drama and song as this historical handbook unveils the captivating stories, enchanting music, and legendary figures behind the world's most celebrated operas.
By George P. (George Putnam) Upton
Answering the Phone: A Farce
A new maid's hilarious misinterpretations of telephone instructions lead to romantic mishaps and comedic chaos in a turn-of-the-century home.
By Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) Guptill
Shakespeare's First Folio
Step back in time to experience the genius of a playwright whose timeless tales of love, loss, and power were immortalized in a single, extraordinary volume despite the printing challenges of the 17th century.
By William Shakespeare
Every Man in His Humour
In a world of quirky personalities and meddling parents, a son's love for poetry and a friend's desire for sophistication ignite a series of comical events.
By Ben Jonson
A King, and No King
Amidst battles and betrayals, a king's unexpected offer to his captured rival sparks a whirlwind of forbidden desires and hidden identities.
By Francis Beaumont
The 'Mind the Paint' Girl: A Comedy in Four Acts
In a world of showbiz glitz, a stage star must choose between love interests while dealing with jealousy and social expectations.
By Arthur Wing Pinero
The Art of Ballet
Uncover the rich past of an elegant art form through centuries of change, in France and England, influenced by key figures and cultural shifts.
By Mark Edward Perugini
The Fourteenth of July, and Danton: Two Plays of the French Revolution
Experience the intensity of revolutionary France as ordinary citizens and powerful figures collide in a fight for liberty.
By Romain Rolland
The Russian Ballet
Discover a world where dancers defy gravity and choreographers break the rules, all while revolutionizing an art form on the cusp of global recognition.
By Ellen Terry
How He Lied to Her Husband
A tangled web of secret love letters, a worried wife, and a clueless husband explode in a whirlwind of hilarity and unforeseen confessions.
By Bernard Shaw
Morituri: Three One-Act Plays Teja—Fritzchen—The Eternal Masculine
In a world collapsing under pressure, a king confronts his duty while a society teeters on the brink.
By Hermann Sudermann
The Drama
Explore how the stage's evolution reflects society's changing views, championing actors' emotional power and theater's elevated place in culture.
By Henry Irving