An excerpt from an 1878 magazine article by Dutton Cook which describes how Macready sought a real deer skin for a performance, as well as a humorous joke about props.
In this excerpt from an 1878 magazine article by Dutton Cook, we learn that the body of famed tragedian George Frederick Cooke was exhumed after his death, and several of his bones used as stage props.
This excerpt from an 1878 magazine article by Dutton Cook impresses upon the importance of props in Shakespeare, and describes some of the skulls used in the graveyard scene from Hamlet.
In this excerpt from an 1878 magazine article by Dutton Cook, we find examples of a prop list from an 1809 pantomime performed in London as well as from a more modern (ie, 1878) pantomime.
This excerpt from an 1878 magazine article by Dutton Cook describes the age-old debate between using real articles for props versus building replicas.
I am Eric Hart, former assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.
This site is a way to share my work and the things I've learned over the years. It's also a way to connect with other prop makers, props masters, and artisans, as well as a collection of all things of interest to props people from around the internet.
