A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Том 1

Thomas Allston Brown

Dodd, Mead, 1902

Съдържание

• THE JOHN STREET THEATRE: 7
• MOUNT VERNON GARDENS: 70
• New Yorks FIRST CIRCUS: 79
• AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE: 89
• THE LAFAYETTE THEATRE: 99
• 90: 142
• BROUGHAMS BOWERY THEATRE: 239
• MONTPELIERS OPERA HOUSE: 240
• THE FRANKLIN THEATRE: 257
• APOLLO SALOON: 263
• THE CHATHAM THEATRE: 297
• CHATHAM AMPHITHEATRE: 343
• BURTONS CHAMBERS STREET THEATRE: 343
• AMERICAN THEATRE: 359
• THE OLD BROADWAY THEATRE: 367
• TEETOLLERS HALL: 413
• 99: 416
• THEATRE FRANÇAISE: 422
• 100: 424
• New YORK THEATRE: 426
• LAURA KEENEs VARIETIES: 432
• WINTER GARDEN THEATRE: 446

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Библиография

• Заглавие: A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Том 1; A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Thomas Allston Brown; Library of American civilization
• Автор: Thomas Allston Brown
• Издател: Dodd, Mead, 1902