Theatre in the United States: Volume 1, 1750 1915: Theatre in the Colonies and the United States: A Documentary History Contributor(s): Witham, Barry B. (Editor), Barry B., Witham (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521102154 ISBN-13: 9780521102155 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: This, the first of two volumes of documents that describe the growth and development of theatre in the United States, covers the period from the beginnings of theatre in the North American colonies up to World War I. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | American - General |
Dewey: 792.097 |
Series: Theatre in the United States |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 360 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is the first of two volumes of documents that describe the growth and development of theater in the United States. This book goes from the beginnings of theater in the North American colonies up to the First World War. It is organized in three chronological sections, each with its own introduction, documents and commentary, arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theater buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior. Written sources include records of business transactions, letters, newspaper reports, reviews, memoirs and architectural descriptions. There are also numerous pictorial items. Volume 2, scheduled for publication in late 1996, covers the period from 1915 to the present. |