• Preface and acknowledgements; Part I. Setting the Stage: Prologue: Legacies: 1. The education of an actor, 1882–1919; Part II. The Productions: 2. Richard III, 1920; 3. Hamlet, 1922–4; 4. The London Hamlet, 1925; Part III. Aftermath: 5. Shakespeare in Hollywood, 1925–42; Epilogue; Appendix A. The casts; Appendix B. The texts.

'The best book about a bygone actor I have read for many years, immensely detailed, magnificently illustrated and hugely readable.' The Stage

• Preface and acknowledgements; Part I. Setting the Stage: Prologue: Legacies: 1. The education of an actor, 1882–1919; Part II. The Productions: 2. Richard III, 1920; 3. Hamlet, 1922–4; 4. The London Hamlet, 1925; Part III. Aftermath: 5. Shakespeare in Hollywood, 1925–42; Epilogue; Appendix A. The casts; Appendix B. The texts.

'The best book about a bygone actor I have read for many years, immensely detailed, magnificently illustrated and hugely readable.' The Stage

• Preface and acknowledgements; Part I. Setting the Stage: Prologue: Legacies: 1. The education of an actor, 1882–1919; Part II. The Productions: 2. Richard III, 1920; 3. Hamlet, 1922–4; 4. The London Hamlet, 1925; Part III. Aftermath: 5. Shakespeare in Hollywood, 1925–42; Epilogue; Appendix A. The casts; Appendix B. The texts.

'The best book about a bygone actor I have read for many years, immensely detailed, magnificently illustrated and hugely readable.' The Stage