Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword and Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents XIII
4. I: Future Man of the Theatre 1
5. II: Early Training 20
6. III: Orientation towards Symbolism 41
7. IV: Acceptance of Symbolism 59
8. V: Acting under Contract 80
9. VI: Birth of the Oeuvre 92
10. VII: Vicissitudes of the First Season 118
11. VIII: Scandinavian Dramatists: Discovery 153
12. IX: Scandinavian Dramatists: Approval 178
13. X: Some Memorable Performances of the Early Tears 197
14. XI: Entente and Rupture with Symbolism 243
15. XII: Conclusion 269
16. APPENDIX A Programs of the Oeuvre, 1893-1899 277
17. APPENDIX B Authors of the Oeuvre, 1893-1899 285
18. APPENDIX C References 287
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 333
20. INDEX 345