Brooklyn Takes the Stage: Nineteenth-Century Theater in the City of Churches
Author:   Samuel L. Leiter
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476693590


Pages:   385
Publication Date:   29 December 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Brooklyn Takes the Stage: Nineteenth-Century Theater in the City of Churches


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Author:   Samuel L. Leiter
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781476693590


ISBN 10:   1476693595
Pages:   385
Publication Date:   29 December 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: More Than Trees Grew in Brooklyn 1. The City of Homes and Churches 2. The Curtain Rises 3. The Battle of Brooklyn’s Theaters 4. Failure, Folly, and Futility: Managing a Brooklyn Theater 5. Theater Can Be Dangerous 6. Plays, Playwrights, and Premieres 7. The Stock, the Stars, the Scandals, and the Stranded 8. The Curtain Falls Appendix A: A Narrative Performance Timeline, 1861-1893 Appendix B: A Performance Chronology, 1894-1897 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Samuel L. Leiter, distinguished professor (emeritus) of Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, has published thirty books on Japanese theatre, the great stage directors, New York theatre history, and Shakespeare.

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