The Development of The Theatre : A Study of Theatrical Art from The Beginnings to The Present Day - Nicoll, Allardyce (London : George G. Harrap & Company, 1948)
The Greek Theatre -- The Roman Theatre -- The Theatre in the Middle Ages -- Theatres of Renascence Italy -- The Commedia Dell' Arte -- Scenic Design in France (Before 1650) -- Theatres of Elizabethan England (to 1642) -- Theatres of France and Italy (Eighteenth Century) -- Restoration Theatres -- The English Theatres of the Eighteenth Century -- The Theatres of the Nineteenth Century -- The Theatres of the Modern Period -- Postcript : 1946