Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175) and index.
List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Continuity of character? -- The innovation of scenic illusion -- The purifiers of the modern movement -- Critics and analysts -- Film and television -- Historic theatres and found space -- Directors and designers -- Architects, engineers and the multi-purpose -- Committees, consultants and flexibility -- Actors and audiences -- Opera and dance -- Unfolding a mystery -- Select bibliography -- Apologia and acknowledgements -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.