American Theatres
American Theatres
Performance Halls of the Nineteenth Century
Naylor, David; Naylor, David; Dillon, Joan
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
10/1997
224
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Inglês
9780471143932
0471143936
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This volume offers a history of American theatres, highlighting the 40 best theatres in America - from small-town halls to elaborate urban performance houses. It tells the story of why 19th century theatres remain such a force in America's cities and towns and national cultural identity.
THE AMERICAN PERFORMANCE HALL THROUGH HISTORY; Early American Theater Buildings; Backstage in the 1800s; Survival and Revival in the Twentieth Century; Theater Genres; A REVUE OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN THEATERS; Eastern Town Hall Opera Houses; Theatrical Venues in the Midwest; Western Boomtown Opera Houses; Revival Halls and the Chautauqua Circuit; Community Halls and Library Theaters; Victorian Playhouses; Grand Opera Houses and Concert Halls; Alphabetical List of Theaters by State and City; Chronological List of Theaters; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.
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This volume offers a history of American theatres, highlighting the 40 best theatres in America - from small-town halls to elaborate urban performance houses. It tells the story of why 19th century theatres remain such a force in America's cities and towns and national cultural identity.
THE AMERICAN PERFORMANCE HALL THROUGH HISTORY; Early American Theater Buildings; Backstage in the 1800s; Survival and Revival in the Twentieth Century; Theater Genres; A REVUE OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN THEATERS; Eastern Town Hall Opera Houses; Theatrical Venues in the Midwest; Western Boomtown Opera Houses; Revival Halls and the Chautauqua Circuit; Community Halls and Library Theaters; Victorian Playhouses; Grand Opera Houses and Concert Halls; Alphabetical List of Theaters by State and City; Chronological List of Theaters; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.
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