American Musical Theatre
American Musical Theatre

Author: Gerald Martin Bordman

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 840

ISBN-13:

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Gerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its publication in 1978. It chronicles American musicals, show by show and season by season, and offers a running commentary and assessment as well as providing the basic facts about each production. This updated edition includes the new shows that have opened on Broadway since the original publication. Also included are over a hundred musicals that were turn-of-the-century, cheap-priced touring shows which never played Broadway, but were the training ground for many theatre greats.

Chronicles of Old New York
Chronicles of Old New York

Author: James Roman

Publisher: Museyon Inc.

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 193845085X

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Did you know that Central Park was built on Seneca Village, a community of modest farms, also known as a safe haven for runaway slaves? Did you know Washington Square Park used to be a potter's field? Author James Roman, a native New Yorker, brings to this guide an intimate knowledge and love of New York's neighborhoods and the quirks of history that have helped shape the city. Discover 400 years of innovation through the true stories of the visionaries, risk-takers, dreamers, and schemers such as John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stanford White, Gertrude Whitney and more with historical photographs and period maps. This second edition includes a new Broadway chapter and completely updated walking tours. A Must Read for anyone who loves New York City.

The Union League Club of New York
The Union League Club of New York

Author: Union League Club (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher:

Published: 1891

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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Includes charter, articles of association, by-laws, officers, members, constitution, reports and rules of the Union Club of the City of New York.

American Presidents Attend the Theatre
American Presidents Attend the Theatre

Author: Thomas A. Bogar

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-06-14

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 1476606803

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Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes in America.

Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy

Author: Armond Fields

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0786407026

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Just a century ago Eddie Foy was the consummate stage comedian. A versatile performer, Foy contributed to the development of popular theater from the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties, from poverty-inspired Irish two-acts to lavish musical comedies. This first-ever biography of Foy tells the story of his indigent childhood in New York's Bowery and in Chicago, his tough uphill climb as a variety artist at Western outposts, his success in vaudeville and Broadway, and his arrival as a national icon with the Seven Little Foys. Foy's career mirrored the growth of popular theater entertainment in America. Exhaustively researched, this work contains many rare personal photographs from the Foy family archives.