Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts)

362 Pages·2006·1.6 MB·English

by  Michael Kirkland

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
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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