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TitleEditionYear of PublicationContributorsCountry of PublicationPossible Copyright StatusAvailable Online?
555 pointers for beginning actors and directors1935Jean Lee. LathamUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrighted
Actor in the making: a handbook on improvization [!] and other techniques of development1936William H. BridgeUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The amateur actor's manual1916Josephine Turner AllinUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The amateur entertainer1926A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) CollinsUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic Domain
The American renaissance1928R. L. (Robert Luther) DuffusUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedPage view available
Animal marionettes1936Paul McPharlinUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic Domain
The art theater, its character as differentiated from the commercial theater1925Sheldon CheneyUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedPage view available
The art theatre: a discussion of its ideals1917Sheldon CheneyUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
The arts workshop of rural America: a study of the Rural arts program of the Agricultural Extension Service1937Marjorie Patten, West VirginiaUnited StatesCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Behind the footlights: a book on the technique of dramatics1935Charles Chambers Mai, Alice Howard Spaulding, Melita Hamilton SkillenUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrighted
A book of marionette plays1927Tony Sarg, Anne StoddardUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
A book of marionettes1920John Ise, Helen (Haiman) JosephUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
A book of marionettes1929Helen Haiman JosephUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
The book of play production for little theaters, schools and colleges1926Brander Matthews, Milton Myers SmithUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedPage view available
A book of puppetry1936Felix Payant, Adolphe Appia, Geoffrey ArchboldUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The book of puppets1934Martha Perrine Munger, Annie Lee ElderUnited StatesCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Carolina folk comedies1931 W., Frederick Henry Koch, Loretto C. BaileyUnited StatesCopyrightedMix of public domain material and material of unknown statusMix of public domain material and material of unknown statusMix of public domain material and material of unknown status
Carolina folk-plays1928Frederick Henry Koch, P. Green, Paul GreenUnited StatesCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Community theatre handbook1961William J. Rappel, John R. WinnieUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusCopyrightedPage view available
Costumes and scenery for amateurs: a practical working handbook1915Constance D'Arcy. MackayUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusCopyrightedText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
The director in the theatre1963Marian GallawayUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusCopyrightedPage view available
Dramatic parody by manonettes in eighteenth century Paris1946Frank Whiteman LindsayUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
Dramatic tournaments in the secondary schools1936Magdalene E. KramerUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedPage view available
Fist puppetry1938David Fredrick MilliganUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
Hand-and-rod puppets: a new adventure in the art of puppetry1947Marjorie Hope Batchelder, Vivian MichaelUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedPage view available
A handbook of fist puppets1935Bessie Alexander FicklenUnited StatesCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The handbook of skits and stunts1953Helen Eisenberg, Larry EisenbergUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
Improvisation for the theater: a handbook of teaching and directing techniques1963Viola SpolinUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusCopyrightedPage view available
The insurgent theatre1917Thomas Herbert DickinsonUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrighted
Kasper Putschenelle: historisches über die handpuppen und althamburgische kasperszenen1912Johannes E. RabeGermanyPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
The land of Punch and Judy: a book of puppet plays for children1922Mary. Stewart, Mary B. ChisolmUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
Les poupées anciennes1930Claude SézanFranceCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The Little country theater1922Alfred Gilmeiden ArvoldUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
Little theatre organization and management, for community, university and school: including a history of the amateur in drama1926Alexander DeanUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPage view available
Making the little theater pay: a practical handbook1925Oliver HinsdellUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
A manual of puppetry1936Robert Bruce InverarityUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrighted
Marionette in motion: the Püterschein system diagrammed1939W. A. (William Addison) DwigginsUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedPage view available
Marionettes at home1936C. S. (Cecil Scott) ForesterUnited KingdomCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrighted
Marionettes: Easy to make! Fun to use!1929Edith Flack AckleyUnited StatesCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Marionettes go to school1929Ethel Cooper Gray, Spencer W. BarefootUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Marionettes, masks and shadows1927Winifred H. (Winifred Harrington) Mills, Corydon Bell, Louise M. DunnUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The modern handy book for boys1933Jack BechdoltUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic Domain
The pie-eyed piper and other impertinent plays for puppets1933Forman George BrownUnited StatesCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Pinocchio: the adventures of a marionette1937Walter S. (Walter Samuel) Cramp, Carlo Collodi, Richard FloetheUnited StatesCopyrightedMix of copyrighted material and material of unknown statusMix of copyrighted material and material of unknown statusMix of copyrighted material and material of unknown status
Plays and puppet shows in which the parts are played by famous and familiar characters found in school stories and studies1933United StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic Domain
Plays for people and puppets1928Catherine F. ReighardUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The practical theatre: a manual for little theatres, community players, amateur dramatic clubs and other independent producing groups1926Frank ShayUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedPublic DomainPublic Domain
The process of play production: a book for the non-professional theatre worker1926Allen Crafton, Jessica RoyerUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrightedCopyrighted
Producing amateur entertainments: varied stunts and other numbers with program plans and directions1921Helen Josephine FerrisUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainCopyrightedCopyrightedPage view available
Producing in little theaters1921Clarence StrattonUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
Punch's progress1936Forman George BrownUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
Puppen und puppenspiele1920Max von BoehnGermanyPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic Domain
Puppet shows for home and school1929Maude Owens WaltersUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusCopyrighted
Puppetry: an educational adventure1934Virginia MurphyUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Puppets into actors1949Olive BlackhamUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
The ragamuffin marionettes: home-made puppets and how to manage them. Rainy-day fun for children, with a chapter for helpful parents and three marionette plays1932Frances Lester Warner, Margaret FreemanUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusCopyrighted
A repertory of marionette plays1929Paul McPharlinUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedPublic DomainPublic Domain
The show book of Remo Bufano: seven plays for marionettes & people, one for every day1929Remo. BufanoUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
Social growth through play production1957Jack. SimosUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusCopyrightedPage view available
Theatron: an illustrated record1928Clarence StrattonUnited StatesCopyrightedCopyrightedPublic DomainPublic Domain
The tragical acts, or comical tragedies of Punch and Judy1879W. J. (William J.) Judd, George CruikshankUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusText or HTML availabePage view availableKindle eBook availableEPUB eBook available
Trick marionettes1935Paul McPharlin, James Juvenal Hayes, Nicholas NelsonUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
Vagabonds and puppets1930Walter WilkinsonUnited KingdomCopyrightedUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright status
The Witmark Amateur Minstrel Guide and Burnt Cork Encyclopedia1905Frank DumontUnited StatesPublic DomainPublic DomainUnknown copyright statusUnknown copyright statusPage view available
The work of the little theatres: the groups they include, the plays they produce, their tournaments, and the handbooks they use1933Clarence Arthur PerryUnited StatesCopyrightedPublic DomainPublic DomainPublic Domain