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[Appledore]

That does make more sense. Ms Ward was writing in the 50s. Mitchell's book of course was 1929.

David Ferry
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> On May 24, 2016, at 11:05 PM, DA Hadfield <dhadfiel at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> 
> I think it's more likely Adolphus William Ward. His "History of English Dramatic Literature to the Age of Queen Anne" was published about 1875, and was considered a pretty significant authority on theatre history. The book is available on the Internet Archive.
> 
> Regards, 
> D.A. Hadfield
> Dept. of English
> University of Waterloo
> 
>> On May 24, 2016, at 4:44 PM, Appledore <appledor at SYMPATICO.CA> wrote:
>> 
>> PS Look here
>> 
>> http://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/catalog/inu-ead-nua-archon-1144
>> 
>> David Ferry
>> 416-433-5826 appledor at sympatico.ca
>> http://davidferry.workbooklive.com
>> 
>>> On May 24, 2016, at 3:02 PM, SCOTT DUCHESNE <sduches1 at ROGERS.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> I'm currently working on annotating a critical edition of a 1929 book called "Creative Theatre" by Roy Mitchell. In it, he writes:
>>> "When, therefore, you pick up a book like Schlegel’s or Ward’s that purports to be a history of the theatre, no matter how grandly it starts, it gives judgment always for the writer as against the actor and in a flood of literary concerns, politics, religion, philosophy, and social theories manages to create the impression that the actor is a mouthpiece for the author’s lines."
>>> I was wondering if anyone might know which "Ward" and what book he's referring to. I haven't been able to track it down.
>>> 
>>> Cheers!
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