Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts) PDF
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STAGE COMBAT RESOURCE MATERIALS RecentTitlesin BibliographiesandIndexesinthePerformingArts TheatreatStratford-upon-Avon, FirstSupplement:ACatalogue-Index to Productions ofthe Royal ShakespeareCompany, 1979-1993 MichaelMullin AGuidetoAmericanCrime FilmsoftheThirties LarryLangmanandDaniel Finn An Index toShortand Feature FilmReviews in the Moving PictureWorld: TheEarlyYears, 1907-1915 AnnetteM. D'Agostino, compiler AGuidetoAmericanCrime Filmsofthe Fortiesand Fifties LarryLangmanandDaniel Finn Theatrical Designin theTwentiethCentury:An Index to Photographic Reproductions ofScenicDesigns W PatrickAtkinson American FilmCycles:TheSilentEra LarryLangman AGuidetoCharlieChan Films CharlesP. Mitchell Productionsofthe IrishTheatre Movement, 1899-1916: AChecklist Nelson O'CeallaighRitschel TheCompleteH.P. LovecraftFilmography CharlesP. Mitchell Hollywood's ImageoftheSouth: ACenturyofSouthern Films LarryLangmanandDavidEbner, compilers The Broadway Design Roster: DesignersandTheirCredits BobbiOwen LatinAmerican Dramatistssince 1945:A Bio-BibliographicalGuide TonyA. Harvell STAGE COMBAT RESOURCE MATERIALS A Selected and Annotated Bibliography Michael Kirkland Bibliographies andIndexesin the PerformingArts, Number29 Westport,Connecticut London LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Kirkland,J.Michael, 1943- Stagecombatresourcematerials:aselectedandannotatedbibliographyIMichael Kirkland. p. cm.- (Bibliographiesandindexesintheperformingatts,ISSN0742--{)933;no.29) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-30710-5(alk. paper) l. Stage fighting- Bibliography. 2. Combat- Bibliography. I. Title. Z5784.S78K57 2006 [PN207J.F5] 016.79202'8-dc22 2006021038 BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData isavailable. Copyright©2006byMichaelKirkland All rightsreserved. Noportionofthisbookmaybe reproduced, byanyprocessortechnique,withoutthe expresswrittenconsentofthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber: 2006021038 ISBN: 0-313-30710-5 ISSN: 0742--{)933 Firstpublishedin 2006 PraegerPublishers,88PostRoadWest,Westport,CT06881 An imprintofGreenwood PublishingGroup, Inc. www.praeger.com PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Thepaperused inthisbookcomplieswiththe PermanentPaperStandardissuedbytheNational Information Standards Organization(Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ForCandi;vousetnulautre. CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi I. ABriefHistoryofArms, Armor,and Combat 2. Books 31 3. Articles 205 4. Videos 233 5. Conclusion 261 Appendixes A. Glossary 265 B. SelectedFeatureFilms 283 C. SuppliersofPeriodStageWeaponsand Accoutrements 299 D. SelectedPublishers,Distributors,andPeriodicals 303 E. Books,Articles,andVideoTitles byCategory andHistoricalPeriod 307 SelectedBibliography 335 Index 339 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I offer my sincere gratitude to those whose efforts significantly contributed to the realizationofthisproject. Specialthanksarealso inorderto those members ofthe Society ofAmerican Fight Directors, the British Academy ofStage and Screen Combat, and the British Academy ofDramatic Combat who responded to my various inquiries, including J. R. Beardsley, Drew Fracher, David Boushey, Joseph Martinez, Erik Fredricksen, Richard Ryan, Henry Marshall, Derek Ware, and Jonathan Howell. Ialso thankJ.Allen Suddethand his lovely wife, Grace, for opening their home and Allen's personal library to me during the summer of1991. It was there that inspiration took root and the project was conceptualized. Indeed, itwas someofFightMasterSuddeth's personal library holdings that furnished some ofthis bibliography's earliestannotations. Thanks are also due to British colleague Jonathan Howell for his aid in forwarding information that facilitated creating the appendix on feature films. My appreciation is also extended to Dr. MarilynHolt,formerly ofthe Universityof Utah, who advised and counseled me so carefully during the project's early stages.Anyattemptto articulate mythanks to Dr. Holtcannothopeto reflectthe true depth of my gratitude. I also thank Ms. Barbara Bienkowski and the reference staff at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas, who were so helpful in arranging countless inter-library loans. Additional thanks are due to Dr. Ron Hubbard and Ms. Linda McCollum for their moral support and suggestions along the way. Special indebtedness is due to Michael Berberich, Galveston College English teacher extraordinaire, for serving as an early editor ofthe text. My thanks also go out to Ms. Sharon Young ofthe Department of Information and Technology at Kutztown University for some very adept reformatting of the text. I am also grateful to Mrs. Myrtis James, her late husband, John, and Mrs. Doris Barnes for financial and transportational support during the early stages ofthe project. I would also like to remark upon my profound indebtednessto the lateDr. DavidJones, formerly oftheUniversityof UtahTheatre Department. Dr. Jones encouragedme to continueto embrace the practical side oftheatre even while training to become a scholar ofit. More important, Dr. Jones, who in my estimation personified the ideal of the
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