ABSTRACT
The 2010 Toronto event marks the first production of the Chester plays as listed and described by Christopher Goodman in 1572. Professor Salter's reputation rests on more than just his research on the Chester plays. W. W. Greg, however, was not only interested in Salter's work, but also challenged in his own theory of the relationship of Chester play manuscripts by Salter's discovery of the Coopers' play. Sir Walter had been studying the Chester plays as early as 1906, thinking to publish three volumes of early English plays. In 1950, he received a British Council award that enabled him to resume his Chester studies, which were recognized by the University of Toronto with an invitation to deliver the Alexander Lectures. It seems fitting that a volume of new essays on the Chester plays should conclude with a reminder that the reconstruction of the history of those plays owes its inception and inspiration to F. M. Salter.
