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This book aims to furnish a brief summary of the origin and Progress of dramatic representations from the remotest times. It give short and informative notices of the history of theatre, the ways of ancient bards, development of theatre and theatrical works, and also short biographical sketches of various theatre personalities through the ages. The book is divided into 2 parts: part I is about Europe and part 2 is mainly on Asia, but has small sections of Africa, Australia and America. This book ends with amusing lists of rules for dramatists, the drama company, critics, and the audience. This work is a reprint of the 1908 edition.