Archer
WILLIAM, a Scottish critic, born at Perth, Sept. Sept. 23, 1856. He graduated at Edinburgh University, 1876, and was called to the bar, 1883. He was for a long time dramatic critic for various London papers, and published books on the drama, including "English Dramatists of To-day" (1882); "Masks or Faces: a Study in the Psychology of Acting" (1888); "Henry Irving," a critical study (1883); "William Charles Macready, a Biography" (1890); "Through Afro-America" (1910); "Play Making" (1912); "The Correct Analysis (1913); etc. He was the English translator of Ibsen's dramas.