Theatre in the United States: Volume 1, 1750-1915: Theatre in the Colonies and the United States: A Documentary HistoryBarry Witham 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. |
Contents
17501810 | 7 |
Acting | 29 |
20 | 35 |
26 | 44 |
Buildings and Technical Production | 47 |
29 | 50 |
Drama | 60 |
45 | 67 |
Theatre Buildings ΠΙΟ | 110 |
Technical Production | 124 |
Drama | 149 |
18651915 | 169 |
Acting and Directing | 201 |
Theatre Buildings | 233 |
Design and Technical Production | 260 |
Bibliography | 314 |
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