The history of multimedia and descriptions of various multimedia events from 1900 to 1972 are presented. The development of multimedia events is described for four eras and four main classifications of events: multiscreen presentations, electronic media and performers, environmental theater, and environments. Five appendixes include a discussion…

This survey focuses on the role of the performing arts in educating disadvantaged youth in over 320 community arts centers in 20 major cities and 12 rural counties. The variety of programs and the state of the arts are illustrated by detailed narrative description. The report characterizes the successful artist/educator as having a common ethnic…

This second volume of four which comprise the final report on the Educational Laboratory Theatre Project (1966-1970) is composed of the following chapters: (1) The End-of-the-Project Questionnaire: Additional Analyses; (2) Alumni Clubs; (3) The Curriculum Portfolios and Teachers' Uses of Them; (4) Drama in the Secondary English Class; Actor and…

Across the centuries the heroes in dramatic works develop and play out action along the same lines, although the dramas may have been created by different authors and may reflect various eras and cultures. A case in point is a comparison of the two Spanish plays "El Caballero de Illescas" by Lope de Vega (1602) and "Los Intereses…

In a comprehensive study of a phase of the social and educational history of Great Britain, the author describes the development of formal adult education in its variety, and at the same time traces the influence of other less formal modes of instruction. Drawing from a wide range of sources he recounts in detail the various agencies of adult…

Published as a guide to educational television viewing for the gifted, the stated objective is to extend the learning environment, validate and individualize learning, provide resources, and use a nonverbal approach. For each area discussed the text provides information on the target audience, the need and purpose, methods of achieving the…

Parliament created the Independent Television Authority in August 1954. The resulting Independent Television System in Great Britain is depicted in this comprehensive guide. ITV system contract policy and control, audience and programs, its publications and technical operations, its program companies, finances, and its code of advertising…

Auditoriums of the future, divisible auditoriums, economic advantages of multi-service space and auditorium location are discussed. Also presented are guides for buying and selecting seating, state equipment, portable stages, and stage lighting. (RK)

This first volume of a proposed series is an overview of Phase One of the Central Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory (CAREL) Arts and Humanities Curriculum Development Program for Young Children. Goals of CAREL were to develop (1) five components of the arts and humanities: visual arts, dance, literature, music, and theatre for kindergarten…

Reported are the results of a 3-year project to prepare and evaluate pilot units and courses in drama and theater arts for grades 7-12 and to prepare suggested courses for the training and certification of drama and theater arts teachers. Most of the guide is comprised of descriptions of each course which give (1) the purpose and organization of…

This volume contains five subject bibliographies for 1972, and two lists of these and dissertations. The bibliographies are "Studies in Mass Communication,""Behavioral Studies in Communication,""Rhetoric and Public Address,""Oral Interpretation," and "Theatrical Craftsmanship." Abstracts of many of the doctoral disertations produced in 1972 in…

This document describes the philosophy and courses of the curricular and co-curricular speech-debate-theatre program at Henry Sibley Senior High School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The document begins with a brief introduction and background on the school and community, including socioeconomic, cultural, and demographic information, and…

This book was written to clarify the role that theatre plays in the life of children. Its contents include a prologue, eleven chapters, and an epilogue. In the prologue, the truly educated person is described as one who has learned to make controlled use of all his capacities. Participation in role-playing experiences, such as involvement with the…

This annotated bibliography lists 37 reference sources for small and medium sized public and academic libraries, categorized by subject area. These titles were selected by the Reference Sources Committee of the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association. (CLB)

Presents a project that involved the theater and social work departments of the University of South Dakota. The program's success depended on community acceptance, training for the local school teachers, presentation of the selected play, and careful classroom follow-up. (Author/BB)