Theatre Journal 49.3, October 1997 Contents Comment Articles Performance Reviews Book Reviews Books Received Comment Articles Castle, Gregory. Staging Ethnography: John M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World and the Problem of Cultural Translation Subjects: Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909. Playboy of the western world. Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. Cultural relativism. Cullingford, Elizabeth. National Identities in Performance: The Stage Englishman of Boucicault's Irish Drama Subjects: Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890 -- Characters -- Irish. Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890 --Characters -- English. Cultural relativism. Kaplan, Deborah, 1950-. Learning 'to Speak the English Language': The Way of the World on the Twentieth-Century American Stage Subjects: English drama (Comedy). Congreve, William, 1670-1729. Way of the world. Theaters -- United States -- Stage-setting and scenery. Tylus, Jane, 1956-. Women at the Windows:Commedia dell'arte and Theatrical Practice in Early Modern Italy Subjects: Commedia dell'arte. Italian drama -- To 1700. Women in literature. Performance Reviews Festival of the Union of European Theatres (5th : 1996 : Kraków, Poland). Performance Review: V Festival of the Union of European Theatres Subjects: Festival of the Union of European Theatres (5th : 1996 : Kraków, Poland). Reviewer:Krajewska-Wieczorek, Anna. Golden Lion International Theatre Festival (3rd : 1996 : Lviv, Ukraine). Performance Review: The Golden Lion International Theatre Festival Subjects: Golden Lion International Theatre Festival (3rd : 1996 : Lviv, Ukraine). Reviewer:Braun, Kazimierz, 1936-. Lepage, Robert. Performance Review: The Seven Streams of the River Ota Subjects: Brooklyn Academy of Music. Reviewer:Cummings, Scott T. Chong, Ping. Performance Review: After Sorrow Subjects: La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. Reviewer:Frieze, James. Zimmerman, Mary. Performance Review: Journey to the West Subjects: Boston University. Theater. Reviewer:Harbeck, James. Bogart, Anne. Performance Review: American Silents Subjects: Raw Space (New York, N.Y.). Reviewer:Carlson, Marvin A., 1935-. Bogart, Anne. Performance Review: The Medium Subjects: City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Reviewer:Favorini, Attilio, 1943-. Serrand, Dominique. Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Performance Review: The Three Musketeers Subjects: Théâtre de la Jeune Lune (Minneapolis, Minn.). Reviewer:Borgstrom, C. Henrik. Goldenthal, Elliot. Taymor, Julie, 1952-. Performance Review: Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass Subjects: Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York, N.Y.). Reviewer:Cleary, Beth. Serban, Andrei, 1943-. Swados, Elizabeth. Performance Review: The Trojan Women Subjects: La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. Reviewer:Lamont, Rosette C. Yankowitz, Susan. Performance Review: 1969 Terminal 1996 Subjects: Performance Space 122 (New York, N.Y). 7 Stages (Atlanta, Ga.). Reviewer:Rabkin, Gerald. Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Performance Review: Three Sisters Subjects: La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. Reviewer:Schneider, Rebecca. Festival of Lesbian & Gay Theater (1996 : Boston, Mass.) Performance Review: Out on the Edge: 1996 Festival of Lesbian & Gay Theater Subjects: Festival of Lesbian & Gay Theater (1996 : Boston, Mass.) Reviewer:McCully, Susan. Stembridge, Gerard, 1958-. Performance Review: The Gay Detective Subjects: Tricycle Theatre (London, England) Reviewer:Young, Stuart. Butterworth, Jez. Performance Review: Mojo Subjects: Royal Court Downstairs (London, England) Reviewer:Young, Stuart. Murfitt, Mary. Performance Review: Cowgirls Subjects: Minetta Lane Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Reviewer:Over, William. Carr, Marina, 1964-. Performance Review: The Mai Subjects: McCarter Theatre (Princeton, N.J.) Reviewer:Callaghan, David. Book Reviews Carlson, Marvin A., 1935-. Book Review: Performance: A Critical Introduction Subjects: Performance art -- United States. Reviewer:Jackson, Shannon. Huxley, Michael, 1949-, ed. Witts, Noel, 1937-, ed. Book Review: The Twentieth-Century Performance Reader Subjects: Performing arts. Reviewer:Jackson, Shannon. Parker, Andrew, 1953-, ed. Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky, ed. Book Review: Performativity and Performance Subjects: Speech acts (Linguistics). Reviewer:Reinelt, Janelle G. Diamond, Elin, ed. Book Review: Performance and Cultural Politics Subjects: Arts and society -- History -- 20th century. Reviewer:Reinelt, Janelle G. Case, Sue-Ellen, ed. Brett, Philip, ed. Foster, Susan Leigh, ed. Book Review: Cruising the Performative: Interventions into the Representation of Ethnicity, Nationality, and Sexuality Subjects: Homosexuality in art -- United States. Reviewer:Watson, William Van. Gilbert, Helen, 1956-. Tompkins, Joanne, 1961-. Book Review: Post-Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, Politics Subjects: Politics and literature -- Commonwealth countries -- History --20th century. Reviewer:Filewod, Alan D. (Alan Douglas), 1952-. Crow, Brian. Banfield, Chris. Book Review: An Introduction to Post-Colonial Theatre Subjects: Literature and society -- Developing countries. Reviewer:Filewod, Alan D. (Alan Douglas), 1952-. Barker, Deborah, ed. Kamps, Ivo, ed. Book Review: Shakespeare and Gender: A History Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views. Reviewer:Roth, Wendy S. Garner, Shirley Nelson, 1935-, ed. Sprengnether, Madelon, ed. Book Review: Shakespearean Tragedy and Gender Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Women. Reviewer:Roth, Wendy S. Keyssar, Helene, ed. Book Review: Feminist Theatre and Theory Subjects: Feminism and theater. Reviewer:Gardner, Janet E. Ben-Zvi, Linda, ed. Book Review: Susan Glaspell: Essays on Her Theater and Fiction Subjects: Glaspell, Susan, 1882-1948 -- Criticism and interpretation. Reviewer:Dymkowski, Christine, 1950-. Kelly, Katherine E., 1947-, ed. Book Review: Modern Drama by Women, 1880s-1930s Subjects: Drama --Women authors. Reviewer:Holder, Heidi J. Alter, Nora M., 1962-. Book Review: Vietnam Protest Theatre: The Television War on Stage Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Literature and the conflict. Reviewer:Wickstrom, Maurya. Books Received