Clayton Hamilton
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Clayton Meeker Hamilton was an American
drama critic. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
in 1900 and from Columbia University
(M. A.
) in 1901. He was extension lecturer on the drama at Columbia University after 1903, and lectured in other connections. He served as dramatic critic and associate editor of the Forum
in 1907-09, and as dramatic editor of the Bookman
after 1910, of Everybody's Magazine
after 1911, and of Vogue after 1912. He was elected a member of The National Institute of Arts and Letters
. He edited Stevenson
's Treasure Island
for "Longman's English Classics" in 1910; contributed to the New International Encyclopedia
and is author of Love That Blinds (1906), with Grace Isabel Colbron; Materials and Methods of Fiction (1908); The Theory of the Theatre (1910); The Stranger at the Inn (1913); Studies in Stagecraft (1914); and, with A. E. Thomas, a play, The Big Idea (1914).
United States
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drama critic. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Brooklyn
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, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Polytechnic University of New York
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in 1900 and from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(M. A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
) in 1901. He was extension lecturer on the drama at Columbia University after 1903, and lectured in other connections. He served as dramatic critic and associate editor of the Forum
The Forum (defunct magazine)
The Forum was an American magazine between 1886 and 1930. The magazine printed commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, and poetry. Most editions of the magazine contained pieces written by prominent guest authors who were not employed by the magazine....
in 1907-09, and as dramatic editor of the Bookman
The Bookman (New York)
The Bookman was a literary journal established in 1895 by Dodd, Mead and Company. It drew its name from the phrase, "I am a Bookman," by James Russell Lowell; the phrase regularly appeared on the cover and title page of the bound edition. It was purchased in 1918 by the George H. Doran Company. In...
after 1910, of Everybody's Magazine
Everybody's Magazine
Everybody's Magazine was an American magazine from 1899 to 1929.The magazine was founded by Philadelphia merchant John Wanamaker in 1899, though he had little role in its actual operations....
after 1911, and of Vogue after 1912. He was elected a member of The National Institute of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
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. He edited Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
's Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island; or, the...
for "Longman's English Classics" in 1910; contributed to the New International Encyclopedia
New International Encyclopedia
The New International Encyclopedia was an American encyclopedia first published in 1902 by Dodd, Mead and Company. It descended from the International Cyclopaedia and was updated in 1906, 1914 and 1926.-History:...
and is author of Love That Blinds (1906), with Grace Isabel Colbron; Materials and Methods of Fiction (1908); The Theory of the Theatre (1910); The Stranger at the Inn (1913); Studies in Stagecraft (1914); and, with A. E. Thomas, a play, The Big Idea (1914).
Public Domain Works Available
- Problems of the actor. With an introd. by Clayton Hamilton (1918)
- A thousand years ago; a romance of the Orient, with an introd. by Clayton Hamilton (1914)
- The Theory of the Theatre
- Problems of the Playwright (1917)
- Studies in stagecraft (1914)
- Materials and methods of fiction (1908)
- Seen on the stage (1920)