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  1. [+]
    An Actor's Reminiscences (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Up the Years from Bloomsbury, by George Arliss
    1. Up the Years from Bloomsbury by George Arliss
    The Saturday Review, December 10, 1927, p. 424
  2. An American School of Dramatic Art
    J. Ranken Towse
    I. A Critical Review of Daly's Theater
    The Century Magazine, June 1898, pp. 261-264
  3. [+]
    Augustin Daly (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Life of Augustin Daly, by Joseph Francis Daly
    1. The Life of Augustin Daly by Joseph Francis Daly
    The Nation, January 17, 1918, p. 71
  4. [+]
    Brander Matthews (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    These Many Years, by Brander Matthews
    1. These Many Years by Brander Matthews
    The Nation, December 6, 1917, p. 639
  5. [+]
    British Drama (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Chief British Dramatists, by Brander Matthews and Paul Robert Lieder
    1. The Chief British Dramatists by Brander Matthews and Paul Robert Lieder
    The Saturday Review, October 31, 1925, p. 258
  6. [+]
    Charles Dickens, Genius (3 Reviews)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Life of Charles Dickens, by John Forster
    1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster
    2. Charles Dickens: A Biography from New Sources by Ralph Straus
    3. This Side Idolatry by C.E. Bechhofer Roberts
    The Saturday Review, October 20, 1928, pp. 265-266
  7. [+]
    Clever Essays (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Fantasies and Impromptus, by James Agate
    1. Fantasies and Impromptus by James Agate
    The Saturday Review, February 7, 1925, p. 511
  8. [+]
    Drama (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Armageddon, by Stephen Phillips
    1. Armageddon by Stephen Phillips
    The Nation, October 14, 1915, pp. 475-476
  9. [+]
    Drama (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Red Wine of Rousillon, by William Lindsey
    1. Red Wine of Rousillon by William Lindsey
    The Nation, October 21, 1915, p. 501
  10. Drama
    J. Ranken Towse
    An Old Stock Company
    The Nation, January 6, 1916, p. 26
  11. [+]
    Drama and Music (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Three Plays, by Arthur Schnitzler
    1. Three Plays by Arthur Schnitzler
    The Nation, October 7, 1915, pp. 442-443
  12. [+]
    The Drama of Ireland (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Contemporary Drama of Ireland, by Ernest A. Boyd
    1. The Contemporary Drama of Ireland by Ernest A. Boyd
    The Nation, November 15, 1917, p. 546
  13. [+]
    Drama: A Dramatic Experiment (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Symphony Play, by Jennette Lee
    1. The Symphony Play by Jennette Lee
    The Nation, July 6, 1916, p. 19
  14. [+]
    Drama: American Drama (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Case of American Drama, by Thomas H. Dickinson
    1. The Case of American Drama by Thomas H. Dickinson
    The Nation, February 3, 1916, p. 145
  15. [+]
    Drama: Irish Working Classes (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Four Irish Plays, by St. John G. Ervine
    1. Four Irish Plays by St. John G. Ervine
    The Nation, June 15, 1916, p. 654
  16. [+]
    Drama: Limitations of the Actual (2 Reviews)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Contemporary French Dramatists, by Barrett H. Clark
    1. Contemporary French Dramatists by Barrett H. Clark
    2. Four Plays by Emile Augier by Emile Augier
    The Nation, January 27, 1916, p. 114
  17. [+]
    Drama: Miss Calhoun's Memoirs (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Pleasures and Palaces, by Eleanor H.C. Lazarovich-Hrebelianovich
    1. Pleasures and Palaces by Eleanor H.C. Lazarovich-Hrebelianovich
    The Nation, November 25, 1915, p. 634
  18. [+]
    Drama: Mr. Masefield's Tragedy (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Faithful, by John Masefield
    1. The Faithful by John Masefield
    The Nation, November 18, 1915, pp. 604-605
  19. [+]
    Drama: Naturalism on the Stage (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Modern Drama, by Ludwig Lewisohn
    1. The Modern Drama by Ludwig Lewisohn
    The Nation, June 17, 1915, p. 690
  20. [+]
    Drama: Nebulous Symbolism (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Plays, by Leonid Andreyeff
    1. Plays by Leonid Andreyeff
    The Nation, July 15, 1915, p. 101
  21. [+]
    Drama: Plays by Masefield (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Tragedy of Nan, and Other Plays, by John Masefield
    1. The Tragedy of Nan, and Other Plays by John Masefield
    The Nation, June 1, 1916, p. 602
  22. [+]
    Drama: Pronouncements of a Veteran Critic (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Vagrant Memories, by William Winter
    1. Vagrant Memories by William Winter
    The Nation, December 16, 1915, p. 725
  23. [+]
    Drama: Studies of Russian Life (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Plays, by Anton Tchekoff
    1. Plays by Anton Tchekoff
    The Nation, April 13, 1916, p. 419
  24. [+]
    Drama: The Art of Acting (4 Reviews)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Illusion of the First Time in Acting, by William Gillette
    1. The Illusion of the First Time in Acting by William Gillette
    2. Art and the Actor by Constant Coquelin
    3. Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth and as Queen Katherine by H.C. Fleeming Jenkin
    4. Reflexions on the Actor's Art by Francois J. Talma
    The Nation, December 2, 1915, pp. 666-668
  25. [+]
    Drama: The Free Theater (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Four Plays of the Free Theater, by Barrett H. Clark
    1. Four Plays of the Free Theater by Barrett H. Clark
    The Nation, March 11, 1915, p. 287
  26. [+]
    Drama: The Irish Theatre (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    John Ferguson, by St. John G. Ervine
    1. John Ferguson by St. John G. Ervine
    The Nation, February 17, 1916, p. 202
  27. [+]
    Drama: The Modern Stage (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The New Movement in the Theatre, by Sheldon Cheney
    1. The New Movement in the Theatre by Sheldon Cheney
    The Nation, April 8, 1915, pp. 396-397
  28. Eleonora Duse
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Century Magazine, November 1895, pp. 130-133
  29. Ellen Terry
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Nation, August 8, 1928, p. 133
  30. Foreign Correspondence
    J. Ranken Towse
    England at War---Pictures of the Situation from Two Correspondents---A Sober Spirit
    The Nation, August 20, 1914, p. 216
  31. Foreign Correspondence
    J. Ranken Towse
    Calm in England---Early Preparations for War---The Response to the Appeal for Recruits
    The Nation, August 27, 1914, p. 244
  32. [+]
    Fourteen Books of the Month (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving, by Bram Stoker
    1. Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker
    The Bookman, December 1906, pp. 367-370
  33. [+]
    A Great Actress (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Eleonora Duse: The Story of Her Life, by Jeanne Bordeux
    1. Eleonora Duse: The Story of Her Life by Jeanne Bordeux
    The Saturday Review, August 22, 1925, p. 68
  34. [+]
    The Great Melba (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Melodies and Memories, by Nellie Melba
    1. Melodies and Memories by Nellie Melba
    The Saturday Review, May 1, 1926, p. 752
  35. [+]
    Hampden in "Henry V" (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Henry V, by William Shakespeare
    1. Henry V by William Shakespeare
    The Saturday Review, April 7, 1928, p. 735
  36. Henry Irving
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Century Magazine, March 1884, pp. 660-668
  37. "His Wife's Deceased Sister"
    J. Ranken Towse
    Joseph Jefferson as "Caleb Plummer"
    The Century Magazine, January 1884, p. 476
  38. [+]
    The Idol of the Bowery (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Fabulous Forrest, by Montrose Moses
    1. The Fabulous Forrest by Montrose Moses
    The Saturday Review, May 24, 1930, pp. 1066-1067
  39. John Gilbert
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Century Magazine, January 1888, pp. 378-384
  40. [+]
    The Last Tragedian of His Era (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Darling of Misfortune: Edwin Booth, 1833-1893, by Richard Lockridge
    1. Darling of Misfortune: Edwin Booth, 1833-1893 by Richard Lockridge
    The Saturday Review, October 22, 1932, p. 187
  41. [+]
    Lincoln's Slayer (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    John Wilkes Booth, by Francis Wilson
    1. John Wilkes Booth by Francis Wilson
    The Saturday Review, March 30, 1929, p. 830
  42. Madame Modjeska
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Century Magazine, November 1883, pp. 22-25
  43. [+]
    Mater Dei (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Rib of the Man, by Charles Rann Kennedy
    1. The Rib of the Man by Charles Rann Kennedy
    The Nation, May 17, 1917, p. 608
  44. [+]
    A New Life of Ibsen (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Ibsen: The Master Builder, by A.E. Zucker
    1. Ibsen: The Master Builder by A.E. Zucker
    The Saturday Review, March 8, 1930, p. 794
  45. The Reasoning Faculty in Dogs
    J. Ranken Towse
    Scribners, October 1926, pp. 415-419
  46. Sixty Years of the Theater (1916)
    John Ranken Towse
    An Old Critic's Memories
    3 Reviews, 2 Readable
  47. [+]
    The Theatre in Epitome (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Broome Stages, by Clemence Dane
    1. Broome Stages by Clemence Dane
    The Saturday Review, October 24, 1931, p. 227
  48. Theatrical Decadence
    J. Ranken Towse
    The Nation, February 14, 1918, p. 190
  49. [+]
    Theories of the Theatre (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Papers on Playmaking,
    1. Papers on Playmaking
    The Nation, October 18, 1917, p. 438
  50. [+]
    Thespians of the Past (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Mad Folk of the Theatre, by Otis Skinner
    1. Mad Folk of the Theatre by Otis Skinner
    The Saturday Review, May 5, 1928, p. 842
  51. [+]
    Weberfield (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Weber and Fields, by Felix Isman
    1. Weber and Fields by Felix Isman
    The Saturday Review, February 14, 1925, p. 524
  52. [+]
    Yesterday in the Theatre (Review)
    J. Ranken Towse
    Myself and Others, by Jessie Millward
    1. Myself and Others by Jessie Millward
    The Saturday Review, June 27, 1925, p. 855
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