pt. 1. The theatre in wartime
pt. 2. As sparks fly upward: Hamlet unabridged
Mr. Olivier's and Miss Leigh's unfair Verona
pt. 3. The pursuit of happiness: Wit and the wisecrack
Days without end, or Life with Father
The male animal and Mr. Thurber
pt. 4. "The only honest hypocrites": Miss Hayes and Miss Cornell compared
Miss Bankhead and The little foxes
Thornton Wilder turns actor
Miss Hepburn in The Philadelphia story
pt. 5. America's yield: Bob Sherwood in Illinois
pt. 6. Over the water: Ireland and The white steed
Murder as a fine art, or Ladies in retirement
pt. 7. Madness with music: Ethel Merman and Jimmy Durante
pt. 8. Voices offstage: The four Georges, or G.P. Baker at work
Thomas Wolfe as a dramatist.