Excerpt from How to Appreciate the Drama: An Elementary Treatise on Dramatic Art In securing many of the photographs of the playwrights and actors contained in this collection the services of Mr. Charles Ritzmann have been invaluable. Both the publishers and the author take this Oppor tunity to express to Mr. Ritzmann their appreciation of his painstaking and courteous attention. Cordial acknowledgment is also due the firm of Underwood Underwood for their esteemed assistance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.