acknowledgments

The following books contain much useful information about Charles Dickens and the performing arts:

Johnson, Edgar. Charles Dickens, His Tragedy and Triumph. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952

Bolton, H. Philip. Dickens Dramatized. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1987

Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. Fourth Edition, Revised by Fred Klein and Ronald Dean Nolen. New York: Harper Resource, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2001

Forster, John. The Life of Charles Dickens. New York: Bigelow, Brown and Co., Inc., n.d. National Library Edition

Fawcett, F. Dubrez. Dickens the Dramatist on Stage, Screen and Radio. London: W. H. Allen, 1952

The Internet Movie Database (at www.imdb.com) provides useful information about motion pictures, actors, and actresses.

We are grateful for the kind assistance and support of the following individuals:

Mr. Roberto Trujillo, Department of Special Collections, Stanford University

Ms. Becky Fischbach, Department of Special Collections, Stanford University

Ms. Sally Treadway, Associates of the Stanford University Libraries, Stanford University

Mr. Charles Berliner, Theatrical Scenery and Costume Designer

Mr. Andrew Stott, Assistant Professor of English, SUNY Buffalo

Mr. Allan Sutcliffe, collector and researcher of pre-1940 Dickens adaptations

We thank the following organizations for access to archive material, and permissions to exhibit and publish:

California Historical Society. FN-16862, FN-19627

The Cleveland Playhouse

The Dickens House Museum, London

The Manchester City Council, Department of Libraries and Theaters

New Mexico State University, Department of Theatre Arts