Ballet, Cinema ,Stagecraft and TheTheatre. Used Books - Here are the latest additions to the Ballet, Cinema ,Stagecraft and TheTheatre. category of the Mary Ward Used Books catalogue http://www.marywardbooks.com/categories/120.htmlCurtain Press 1950: hardcover : no dust jacket: A collection of nine theatre notebooks : full and half page b/w and colour reproduction photographs and illustrations . Synopsis: A collection of editions of andquot;The Masque andquot; described in the prologue as - andquot; A theatre notebook designed to enable playgoers to preserve a complete and decorative record of the most notable productions of the contemporary theatre. Each issue will be devoted to a single play: thus there will be an article by a well known dramatic critic, photographs of the play and coloured reproductions of scene and costume design.andquot; This edition contains:- King Lear by Ivor Brown: Oscar Wilde and theatre by James Agate: Designs of the theatre by Rex Whistler parts 1, 2 and 3: Notes on the Verse Drama by Christopher Hall: New Developments In The French Theatre by Anthony Curtis: Theatrical Figures in Porcelain ( German XVIII Century) by Sacheverell Sitwell . Condition: Ex-library book : no dust jacket; cover stressed and with worn edges ; library stickers and stamps ; binding a little loose : contents clean; good quality colour and b/w photographic reproductions: Overall acceptable and collectable. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw060606.htmlCitadel Press 1992 soft cover: 8.5andquot; x 11andquot; tall: 287 pages including index: b / w illustrated throughout. Condition: slight creasing to back cover : used but clean and good. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0806512563.html Dorling Kindersley 2005: first of this edition- an updated version of Chronicles of the Cinema first published in 1995: decorative hardcover in matching dust jacket: approximately 9.5 x 1.5 x 11.5 inches tall: 870 pages: Black and white and colour illustrated throughout. Synopsis: A record of the movie industry from 1894 to 2005 including academy awards and major movie events with thousands of entries, stills, studio portraits and behind-the-scenes shots; newspaper style coverage of key events, facts and figures for each year; special sections on major developments in the world of cinema , moviemakers and stars; features on major developments in cinema and moviemaking including animation , the silent era and special effects. Condition: small repair to upper front dust jacket: overall very clean and good. Please note a heavy book; customers outside the UK please e-mail for shipping costs http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1405311606.html 1988 soft cover first edition: very clean and good overall: immediate availability http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0517573660.html Studio Vista , 1966 : first edition hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 7.5 x 10 inches tall; 104 pages including index: black and white illustrations, diagrams, and drawings. Synopsis: A Handbook of scenic design written by the designer of the LAMDA Theatre, opened in London in 1963 . Part one, illustrated with 60 designs including four in colour, includes a survey of five centuries of scenic art, and a history of worldwide theatre practice. Part two includes line drawings and diagrams in an explanation of planning, building, painting, and setting up stage scenery: with advice on open stage and arena productions, and the use of new materials. Condition dust jacket edges slightly rubbed: overall very clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/MW007296.html David and Charles 1970 first edition: hardback in dust jacket: 122 pages including index: coloured frontispiece; B/W illustrations . Synopsis: a detailed and scholarly description of the character and techniques of the Victorian theatre : stage machinery, theatre architecture, and scene painting illustrated with interesting photographs- some hitherto unpublished. , Condition: very clean and good -almost as new- http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0715349686.html 1997 Paperback: first of this edition: approximately 10 by 11 inches tall: illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. Synopsis: An in-depth examination of stage designer Jocelyn Herbert's career from her student days at the London Theatre Studio in 1936 to her productions at the Royal National Theatre in 1992; chronicling her work with the directors George Devine, Tony Richardson, Lindsay Anderson, and John Dexter; her design of plays by John Arden, Arnold Wesker, John Osborne, and David Storey; her co-operation with Samuel Beckett from the 1950s until his death; her designs for the National Theatre at the Old Vic in 1964; her contribution to the Building Committee for the South Bank Site, and her collaboration with the poet and playwright Tony Harrison. Comments, and contributions to the book from Peggy Ashcroft, Samuel Beckett, John Dexter, Ronald Eyre, Tony Richardson, and Suria Saint-Denis are included. Copious good quality illustration supports the text. Condition: diagonal crease to back cover: clean and good overall http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/1874044058.html Collins 1958: first edition: blue cloth hardcover: dust jacket: approximately 9 by in 11 inches tall: 192 pages, most of black and white photographic illustrations , and including four full-page colour plates and index . Contents : introduction and brief commentary by Arnold L. Haskel. La Markova. France. America. The musical. The Festival Ballet. The Bolshoi Theatre Ballet. De Cuevas. The Royal Danish Ballet. Exotics. Prewar Ballet Russe. Prewar Sadler's Wells. Portrait Gallery. Index. Condition edges of dust jacket worn and repaired: endpapers and title pages foxed: contents very clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw00188776655.html Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1980: card folder containing 16 costume deigns, with protective transparent paper: approx 8.5" x 12" tall. Synopsis: Costume deign by Farrah for Touchstone , Celia and Rosalind, Hymen's Feast ( final scene) in " As You Like It ": by Nadine Baylis for Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt , The Nurse, in "Romeo and Juliet": by Ralph Koltai for Ophelia/ Gertrude, Hamlet, Polonius in " Hamlet": by Farrah for The Opening Scene, Duke of York- Queen Isobel- Bushy- Bagot- Green , Bolingbroke/ Richard in "Richard 11": by Farrah for Queen Margaret and Richard, The Killing of Hastings, The Eve of the Battle of Bosworth ( ghost scene) " Richard 111". Condition: one prptective paper missing: very clean and good overall . http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mwoo11223344.html 40 pages 29 black and white illustrations. A concise history from the 14th century. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw00452.html Gift inscription in ink inside front cover 160 pages http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/027301143x.html Pitman Publishing instruction book 2001. 127 pages. Name stamped on first page otherwise clean and Very Good. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0273002090.html Woburn Press 1972, third impression: board book : 189 pages. Contents Foreword: Introduction: The Goons then : The Goons now: The Cast : The main characters: The Scripts: ( The Dreaded batter Pudding Hurler: The Phantom Head-Shaver; The Affair of the Lone Banana:The Canal: Napoleon's Piano: Foiled by President Fred: The Mighty Wurlitzer: The Hastings Flyer: The House of Teeth: Backward by Harry Secombe. Condition: edge slightly rubbed: small inscription and circular symbol to end paper: overall very clean and good http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/0713000767.htmlTwelve page paperback theatre programme for the Lyric Theatre production of The Good Companions featuring John Gielgud as "Inigo Jollifant", Adele Dixon as "Susie Dean", and Edward Chapman as "Jess Oakroyd " Full page black and white illustrations of John Gielgud inside cover, Edward Chapman on page 2, and John Gielgud with Adele Dixon inside back cover. Programme undated but a full page advertisement to back cover for Stewart and Ardern Ltd, the sole London distributors of Morris Cars, invites readers to send for a 1932 Morris Catalogue. Other illustrated advertisements in the programme are for Liberty Hats; Dressmaking and Tailoring to Order at Debenham and Freebody; Dobie's of Paisley ( pipes and tobacco); and Rowntrees Chocolate. Other non -illustrated contemporary products and services are also advertised . Condition: slight wear, and a 1.5 cm slit to lower hinge. Overall clean, good and collectable. http://www.marywardbooks.com/books/mw115.html