In his collection of essays and reviews, Robert Brustein makes the argument that the American Theatre is enjoying a renaissance that has not been unacknowledged.

A sizable gathering of early reviews and a broad selection of modern scholarship are collected along with three original essays commissioned for this volume and a substantial introduction by the editor. The collection brings to the fore the estimable contributions of an important American playwright whose work found great popular reception in the thirties. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR