The Russian Theatre

Sayler, Oliver M.; from the library of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne

Published by Brentano's, New York, 1922

About this Item

New York: Brentano's, 1922. Very Good++ condition. NOT a library discard. A bright, clean, square copy. Corners are not bumped. Inner hinges are perfect. Text and all illustrations are fresh, crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First Printing of the Updated Second Edition. Illustrated with 4 full-color plates plus b/w photographs throughout. Introduction by Norman Hapgood. Index. Attractive decorated end papers. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. From the author's preface to the [1922] Second Edition: "I have added… an exhaustive survey of the events and phenomena of Russian stages during the last four years, an analysis and interpretation of those activities, a resume not only of the current Russian invasion of our theatre but of the backgrounds and antecedents of that invasion… Numerous half tone engravings have been added to the new edition…" This book is from the library of, and bears the ink signature of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne (1876-1939) of Newton, New Jersey. Dr. Payne earned the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that of Master of Arts at Columbia University. In 1917 he served as executive secretary of the Military Training Commission in New York. In 1918 he was director of the United States War Department surveys. He pursued advanced studies at Harvard where he was made a Doctor of Education. He went on to teach at Columbia, the College of the City of New York, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, and Harvard. Dr. Payne edited several educational and psychological texts for McGraw-Hill and was associate editor of VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MAGAZINE. A gifted lecturer, Dr. Payne spoke regularly on psychology at Carnegie Hall in New York. For many years Dr. Payne was actively involved with the National Education Association, serving as its treasurer and as president of its department of vocational guidance. According to his biography in THE STORY OF NEW JERSEY by William S. Myers, Dr. Payne's "contribution toward solving some of the colossal psychological problems rising in consequence of modern industrial changes was a truly notable one, of value to countless individuals.". Second Edition, Updated and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good++ condition/No jacket. 8vo. xviii, 346pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Russian Theatre
• Publisher: Brentano's, New York
• Publication Date: 1922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition, Updated and Enlarged.
• Condition: Very Good++ condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket