Herkomer's legacy to Craig and the new stagecraft.(Hubert Herkomer, Edward Gordon Craig)(Critical essay)

Theatre Notebook | October 1, 2008| | Copyright

As a theatrical reformer the name of Hubert Herkomer (1849-1914) does not spring to mind. He was a successful illustrator, genre painter, portraitist, and teacher, as well as a talented amateur musician. He composed music for violin and played the zither for his students and for gatherings of friends. (1) While he loved theatre and the opera, he was dissatisfied with the artificiality he found on the London stage. (2) He wanted realism, the kind of realism he fostered in his painting and championed in his many lectures. Late in his busy and productive life, the multi-talented ...

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