THE THEORY OF THE THEATRE CLAYTON HAMILTON ^i THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES GIFT OF Kate Gordon Moore THE THEORY OF THE THEATRE AND OTHER PRINCIPLES OF DRAMATIC CRITICISM BY CLAYTON HAMILTON AUTHOR OF "MATEHIAL3 AND METHODS OF FICTION NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1913 Copyright, 1910 BY HENRY HOLTAND COMPANY Published April, 1910 /63I TO BRANDER MATTHEWS MENTOR AND FRIEND WHO FIRST AWAKENED MY CRITICAL INTEREST IN THE THEORY OF THE THEATRE 81G1 1 ;