|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Brander Matthews
Brander Matthews (James Brander Matthews), 1852–1929, American author and teacher, b. New Orleans. Matthews was a well-known figure in theatrical and literary circles in Paris and London as well as in New York City. He began to teach at Columbia Univ. in 1891 and in 1900 was appointed the first professor of dramatic literature in any American university. A founding member of several writers' clubs, he had considerable influence on the playwrights of the period from 1890 to 1915. His works include The Development of the Drama (1903), Principles of Playmaking (1919), and Playwrights on Playmaking (1923). His gift of model stage sets, costumes, and books is now the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum at Columbia.
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Brander Matthews." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brander Matthews." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Matthews.html "Brander Matthews." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Matthews.html |
|
Matthews, (James) Brander
Matthews, [James] Brander (1852–1929), author. Born in New Orleans, he graduated from Columbia and turned to teaching and writing after his family lost its fortune. He taught at his alma mater from 1891 to 1924, and for his last twenty‐four years there was its first Professor of Dramatic Literature. Before that he had written, alone or with collaborators, several popular if now‐forgotten comedies: Margery's Lovers (1884), A Gold Mine (1889), and On Probation (1889). In 1886 he worked with Laurence Hutton to com‐pile the five‐volume Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and the United States. His writings were warm and thoughtful, giving marked evidence of his wide‐ranging interests and travels. Autobiography: These Many Years, 1917.
|
|
|
Cite this article
Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Matthews, (James) Brander." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Matthews, (James) Brander." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-MatthewsJamesBrander.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Matthews, (James) Brander." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-MatthewsJamesBrander.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
