Theatre Design & Technology - Fall 1986 - 49

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APPIA'S I FLUE TCE 0 THE WORK OF LEE
SIMO SO
by Douglas A. Russell
Lee Simonson was one of the three "founders" of 20thcentury American scenography and was profoundly influenced by Adolphe Appia. This article, adapted from a
paper presented at the 19 6 USITT Conference, looks at
several examples from the Simonson Collection at the
Stanford University Library including Goat Song, The
Good Earth. _VIiracle at Verdun, and die \\'alkLire.

L'INFLUE CE D'APPIA SUR L'OEUVRE DE LEE
SIMO SO
par Douglas A. Russell
Lee Simonson etait un des trois "fondateurs" de la
scenographie americaine du 20eme siecle et a ete
profondement influence par Adolphe Appia. Dans cet
article, ada pte d'une communication presentee au Congres USITT en 19 6, il considere plusieurs exemples de
la Collection Simonson a la bibliotheque de
l'Universite Stanford, y compris Goat Song. The Good
Earth. Miracle at Verdun. et die \Valkiire.

A PORTABLE CRUCIFORM THEATRE
by Harvey Grossman with Hedvig Westerlund
This piece is adapted by the authors from their article in
the 'larch 19 6 issue of Actualite de la Scenographie
and describes a temporar/ theatre erected in a church in
Amsterdam. Continuing the 20th-century tradition of
experimenting with performer-spectator space, the
authors have created a theatre with audience seated on
four sides. Unlike arena theatre, however, there is no
attempt to create" equal" sightlines. Each section is partitioned from the other, and the structure of the stage
itself causes each seating section to see the performance
differently.

UN THEATRE CRUCIFORME PORTATIF
par Harvey Grossman avec Hedvig ItVesterlund
Cet article a ete ada pte par les auteurs de leur article
dans Ie numero de mai 19 6 d' Actualite de la
Scenographie et Mcrit un theatre provisoire construit
dans une eglise a Amsterdam. Suivant la tradition du
20eme siede de bire des experiences de l'espace occupe
par les artistes et les spectateurs, les auteurs ont cree un
theatre ou il y avait de spectateurs assis des quatre
COteS de la scene. A la difference de theatre en rond,
pourtant, on n'a pas essaye de creer des lignes de
visibilite "egales." Chaque section est cloisonnee de
I'autre, et la structure de la scene fait que chaque section de spectateurs voit Ie spectacle d'une fac;on differente.

RESEARCH: COSTUME PATTERN DRAFTS
by Kevin L. Seligman
Patterns taken from historical sources. In this
issue - Capes: The Half Circular, The Full, The Three
Quarter, Short Ulster.

BOOK REVIEWS
Theatre Profiles 7,: The New York Theatrical
Sourcebook.' 198.5-86 Edition; German Expressionist
Drama: Ernst Toller and Georg Kaiser; Recent Books on
European Scenography, Philadelphia Theatres, A·Z: A
Comprehensil'e, Descriptil'e Record of 813 Theatres
Constructed Since 1724.

THEATRE ARCHITECTURE-DESIGN '85
This is a continuation of the publication of recent theatre architecture as seen at the 19 5 USITT Conference.
In this issue: The Calgary Centre for the Performing
Arts and the Portland Centre for the Performing Arts.

RECHERCHES: EBAUCHES DE PATRONS DE
COSTUME
par Kevin L. Seligman
Des patrons tires de sources hisroriques. Dans ce
numero - Capes: la demi-circulaire, la pelerine, la troisquarts, I'ulster court.
COMPTES REND US
Theatre Profiles 7: The 1 ew York Theatrical
Sourcebook: 198.5-86 Edition; German Expressionist
Drama: Ernst Toller and Georg Kaiser; Livres recents
sur la scenographie europeene; Philadelphia Theatres.
A·Z: A Comprehensive, Descriptil'e Record of 813
Theatres Constructed Since 1724.
L'ARCHITECTURE DU THEATRE - DESSI '85
Ceci est une continuation de la presentation
d'architecture recente du theatre comme on I'a \'ue au
Congres USITT en 19 5. Dans ce l1umero: Ie Calgary
Centre for the Performing Arts et Ie Portland Centre for
the Performing Arts.

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NOUVEA X PRODUITS
OISTAT
(Internat ional Organi::ation of Scenographers.
Technicians and Architect of Theatre)
Listing of contents of foreign journals; Theatre Architecture Competition.

OISTAT
(['Organisation Intemtionale des Scenographes.
Techniciens et Architectes du Theatre
Liste de tables de maticres de revues etrangeres; Cuncours d'Architecture du Theatre.

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