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Performing the American Frontier, 1870–1906
Performing the American Frontier, 1870–1906 examines how the American frontier was presented in theatrical productions during the critical period from the end of the Civil War to …
John Barrymore, Shakespearean Actor
John Barrymore’s Richard III and Hamlet, first seen in New York during the 1919–20 and 1922–23 seasons, stand as high-water marks of twentieth-century Shakespearean interpretation. …
The Provincetown Players and the Culture of Modernity
The Provincetown Players was a major cultural institution in Greenwich Village from 1916 to 1922, when American Modernism was conceived and developed. This study considers the …
Sisters in Sin
The prostitute, and her sister in sin - the so-called 'fallen' woman - were veritable obsessions of American Progressive Era culture. Their cumulative presence, in scores of …
Congressional Theatre
Congressional Theatre is the first book to identify and examine the significant body of plays, films, and teleplays that responded to the actions of the House Committee on …
A History of African American Theatre
This is the first definitive history of African American theatre. The text embraces a wide geography investigating companies from coast to coast as well as the anglophone Caribbean …
Censorship of the American Theatre in the Twentieth Century
John Houchin explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre, arguing that theatrical censorship coincided with significant challenges to religious, …
Demons of Disorder
Carnival, charivari, mumming plays, peasant festivals, and even early versions of the Santa Claus myth - all of these forms of entertainment influenced and shaped blackface …
African American Theatre
This book traces the history of African American theatre from its beginnings to the present.
A History of African American Theatre
This is the first definitive history of African-American theatre. The text embraces a wide geography investigating companies from coast to coast as well as the anglophone Caribbean …
The Revisionist Stage
This book explores the vision and talents of a controversial group of artists who, depending on one’s perspective, either revitalised or disfigured the standard dramatic repertoire …
Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America
Nineteenth-century America witnessed a full-blown campaign against alcohol and, for most of the century, temperance reform was a national cause. As an integral part of the various …