K. Stanislavsky : man and actor, Stanislavsky and the world theatre, Stanislavsky's letters / 1863-1963 [Translated from the Russian by Vic Schneierson].

Translation of Stanislavskiĭ.

Illustrations are distributed throughout the resource and include theatrical stills from Stanislavsky's plays, portraits of the Moscow Arts Theatre company, among illustrations of noted actors associated with Stanislavsky himself.

Includes a notes section (pages 283 - 294) that gives further background info on the noted actors, directors and producers which comprise the contributors to the "Man and Actor" section of the resource.

This anthology consists of several authors speaking on their experiences with Konstantin Stanislavsky. Additionally, Stanislavsky's letters include correspondence that the famed theatre theorist composed for several noted recipients including Max Reinhardt and Maxim Gorky.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296).

Man and Actor / Maxim Gorky -- Anatoly Lunachbarsky -- Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko -- Yevgeny Vakhtangov -- Vsevolod Meyerbold -- Segei Eisentein -- Alexander Tairov -- Olga Knipper-Chekhova -- Vasily Kachalov -- Vsevold Verbutsky -- Vasily Toporkov -- Nikolai Khmelyov -- Vasily Sakhnovsky -- Mikhail Kedrov -- Yuri Olesha - Alexei Popov -- Sergei Obraztsov -- Nikolai Okhlopkov --

Stanislavsky and the world theatre / Ernesto Rossi -- Ludwig Barnay -- Ida Emilie Aalberg -- Eleonora Duse -- Jaroslaw Kvapil -- Isadora Duncan -- Edward Gordon Craig -- Maurice Maeterlinck -- Emile Verhaern -- Jacques Copeau -- André Antoine --
David Belasco -- Max Reinhardt -- Firmin Gémier -- Harold Clurman -- Mei Lan-fang -- Romain Rolland -- International Peace Campaign -- Bertolt Brecht -- Stanislawwa Wysocka -- Aleksander Zelwerowicz -- Jean Vilar -- Charles Chaplin -- Vittorio de Sica -- Eduardo de Filippo -- Lee Strasberg -- Michael Redgrave -- John Gielgud -- Robert Lewis --

Stanislavsky and the World Theatre / To Lucien Besnard -- To Alexander Borodulin -- To Vera Kotlyarevskaya -- To Anton Chekhov -- To Olga Knipper-Chehova -- To Zinaida Soklova -- To Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko -- To Vsevolod Meyerhold -- To Sergei Balukhaty -- To Firmin Gémier -- To the Moscow Art Theatre Company -- To Henri Barbusse -- To Herbert Graf - To the Company of the Stanislavsky Opera Theatre -- To Leonid Leonidov -- To Max Reinhardt -- To Maxim Gorky -- To the people at the birthday celebration -- To the Art Theatre Company -- To Romain Rolland -- To Mikhail Kalinin. by Konstantin Stanislavsky.

"This is a Stanislavsky centennial collection. It contains excerpts from meoirs referring to the great russian actor and stage director. There are passages by Maxim Gorky, Anatoly Lunacharsky, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Yevegeny Vakhtangov, Sergei Eisenstein, Emile verhaern, Maurice Maeterlinck, Max Reinhardt, jacques Copeau et. al. Most of the materials presented in this collection, including the brilliant letters by Stanislavsky, are little known abroad, and appear in English for the first time. This collection is lavishly illustrated. 'The theatre is the finest medium of intercourse between nations. It reveals their most cherished aspirations. If only these aspirations were revealed more often . . . the nations would shake hands, lift their caps, instead of training guns on each other. -- K. Stanislavsky " -- from book jacket