A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832

A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832

Author: William Dunlap

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 0252091035

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As America passed from a mere venue for English plays into a country with its own nationally regarded playwrights, William Dunlap lived the life of a pioneer on the frontier of the fledgling American theatre, full of adventures, mishaps, and close calls. He adapted and translated plays for the American audience and wrote plays of his own as well, learning how theatres and theatre companies operated from the inside out. Dunlap's masterpiece, A History of American Theatre was the first of its kind, drawing on the author's own experiences. In it, he describes the development of theatre in New York, Philadelphia, and South Carolina as well as Congress's first attempts at theatrical censorship. Never before previously indexed, this edition also includes a new introduction by Tice L. Miller.


Proceedings

Proceedings

Author: Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne

Publisher:

Published: 1895

Total Pages: 368

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A History of English Drama 1660-1900

A History of English Drama 1660-1900

Author: Allardyce Nicoll

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-06-25

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780521109314

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Nicoll's History, which tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period, was viewed by Notes and Queries (1952) as 'a great work of exploration, a detailed guide to the untrodden acres of our dramatic history, hitherto largely ignored as barren and devoid of interest'.