Project Gutenberg 2010-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 218 Burton, Richard 1861 1940 Burton, Richard Eugene 14019872 How to See a Play Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "How to See a Play" by Richard Burton is a guidebook on theatrical appreciation written in the early 20th century. The author aims to educate theater-goers on the significance and art of plays, helping them make informed decisions about which productions to attend and enhancing their overall experience. Throughout the book, he emphasizes the importance of a discerning audience in fostering better theater. The opening of the book introduces its primary objective, which is to equip audience members with the knowledge they need to appreciate theater as an art form. Burton discusses the theatrical experience as a unique form of storytelling that relies on dialogue, action, and visual elements. He highlights the role of the audience in demanding high-quality plays and stresses the need for viewers to engage actively with what they are watching, ensuring that they understand the artistic value of performances. By understanding the fundamentals of drama and the collaborative efforts between playwrights and actors, the spectator can gain a deeper appreciation of the theater. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Drama -- History and criticism Dramatic criticism PN Text Browsing: Literature Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: How To ... 268691 2025-06-13T09:35:55.268403 text/html 268378 2010-05-19T09:26:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 100575 2010-05-19T09:28:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171361 2025-06-13T09:36:01.524346 application/epub+zip 173872 2025-06-13T09:35:57.506380 application/epub+zip 173873 2025-06-13T09:35:56.074391 application/epub+zip 318511 2025-06-13T09:36:04.801354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297888 2025-06-13T09:36:00.736349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274171 2022-09-15T04:41:04.356495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251229 2025-06-13T09:35:54.806391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251083 2010-05-19T09:27:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95784 2010-05-19T09:28:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251092 2010-05-19T09:27:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95722 2010-05-19T09:28:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19970 2025-06-13T09:36:04.959329 application/rdf+xml 13470 2025-06-13T09:35:56.646378 image/jpeg 3545 2025-06-13T09:35:56.361374 image/jpeg 167884 2025-06-13T09:35:55.305377 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog