| The New York Concert Saloon: The Devil's Own Nights Contributor(s): McNamara, Brooks (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521036992 ISBN-13: 9780521036993 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: A concert saloon is an establishment offering various kinds of entertainment, including alcohol, with some also providing gambling and prostitution. Brooks McNamara explores the concert saloon in New York from the Civil War to the early years of the twentieth century. He focuses on the theatrical aspects of the concert saloon and examines the sources of saloon shows, changes in direction during the century, performing spaces and equipment, and employees and patrons. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Comedy - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 792.709 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
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Contributor Bio(s): McNamara, Brooks: - Brooks McNamara is Professor of Performance Studies, Emeritus, in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and Director, Emeritus of the Shubert Archive. He is a specialist in the history of popular entertainment and has published widely in the area including The American Playhouse in the Eighteenth Century and in, among others, American Popular Entertainments, as editor. |
