Kalman A. Burnim is Fletcher Professor of Drama emeritus at Tufts University. He is the author of "David Garrick, Director."
Philip H. Highfill Jr. is a professor emeritus of English at George Washington University. He is the editor of "Shakespeare s Craft: Eight Lectures "and, with George Winchester Stone, author of "In Search of Restoration and ""Eighteenth-Century Biography. "With Edward A. Langhans, Burnim and Highfill wrote and compiled the sixteen-volume "Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 16601800.""