"Industrial Nature: The Unrealised King Lear of Norman Bel Geddes"  https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo471/ Author: Graham, Roger. Type: Journal Article Year: 2025 Publication Information: Shakespeare (British Shakespeare Association) 21, no. 1 (2025): 1–32. DOI: 10.1080/17450918.2023.2240298 Annotation: Describes Norman Bel Geddes' planned production of King Lear (1916) for Theatre Six (a proposed "diagonal-axis theater" in New York) as part of early-twentieth-century New Stagecraft movement. Describes Adolphe Appia's and Hiram Moderwell's influences on Bel Geddes. Considers planned Lear production in terms of design, theater technology, script, and in the context of the first World War. English summary, 1. Language: English Persons: Bel Geddes, Norman; Appia, Adolphe; Moderwall, Hiram Tags: Actors, Acting, Directors, Directing, King Lear, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Stage and Theater History, Theatrical Techniques WSB Update: Summer 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo471