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Highfill. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. 1973-. 16 vols. HUM REF PN 2597 .H5
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Mann. Women Playwrights in England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1660-1823. HUM REF PR 635 .W6 M36 1996
Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary. HUM REF PN 2285 .N65 1989
Smith. Who's Who in Comedy: Comedians, Comics, and Clowns from Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups. 1992.
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.B6 1994
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* Magill. Critical Survey of Drama. 1994. 7 vols. HUM REF PR 625 .C74x 1994
Drama Criticism. 1991. 3 vols. HUM REF PN 1601 .D59
Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo. 9 vols. + 2 suppls. 1954-78. HUM REF PN 1625 .E7
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Hawkins-Dady. International Dictionary of Theatre. 3 vols. HumRef PN 2034 .I49 1992
Leiter. The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920-1930. 2 vols. HUM REF PN 2277 .N5 L36 1985
Loney. 20th Century Theatre. 2 vols. HUM REF PN 2189 .L65 1983
Lounsbury and Bonlanger. Theatre Backstage from A to Z. HUM REF PN 2091 .M3 L68 1989
McGraw-Hill Encylopedia of World Drama. 5 vols. 1984. HUM REF PN 1625 .M3 1984
Magill. Critical Survey of Drama: Foreign Language Series. 6 vols. 1986. Volumes 1-5 cover dramatists; volume 6 includes essays and index. Excellent source for critical summaries of major foreign dramatists. HUM REF PN 1625 .C74 1986
Packard et al. The Facts on File Dictionary of the Theatre. 1988. HUM REF PN 2035 .F27 1988
Philpott. Dictionary of Puppetry. HUM REF PN 1972 .P47 1967b
* Rubin. The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. 6 vols. HumRef PN 2189.W67 1994.
Swortzell. International
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Wilmeth and Miller. The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. HUMREF PN 2220 .C35 1993
Annotated Bibliography of New Publications in the Performing Arts. 1972-present . HUM REF PN 1584 .X1 A55
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Carpenter. Modern
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Fordyce. Children's Theatre
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Howard. A Bibliography of Theatre Technology. 1982. HUMREF PN 2091 .S8 X62
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Rickert and Bloomquist. Resources in Theatre and Disability. HUM REF PN 1590 .H36 R53 1988
Shaland, Irene. American Theater and Drama Research. 1991. HUM REF PN 2266.3 .X1 S43 1991
Slide. Selected Vaudeville Criticism. HUM REF PN 1968 .U5 S35 1988
Steadman. Dramatic
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Stoddard. Stage Scenery, Machinery, and Lighting: A list of books, articles, pamphlets on the subject from classical Greek theatre to theatre of the 1970s. HUM REF PN 2091 .S8 X83
Women in American Theatre. HUM REF PN 2226 .W6 1987
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Stratman. Restoration
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American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887. Ed. by Weldon B.
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1888-1930 Supplement - HUM REF PN 2256 .A44 1987 1931
1986 Supplement - HUM REF PN 2266 .A54 1989
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Sharp. Index to Characters in the Performing Arts. 1966-73. 4 vols. in 6. HUM REF PN 1579 .S45
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