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This unique three-volume history covers all aspects of American theatre from plays and playwrights, through actors and acting, to theatre groups and directors. Each volume includes an extensive overview and timeline followed by chapters on specific aspects of American theatre including vaudeville and popular entertainment, European influences, theatre in and beyond New York, the rise of the Little Theatre movement, reception, modernism, scenography, stagecraft, and architecture. Volume I covers American theatre from its beginnings to the Civil War; Volume II covers the post-Civil War period to 1945; Volume III covers the period post-World War II to the 1990s.

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'Wilmeth and Bigsby's history is the finest written about the American theatre in many years and bodes well for the remaining two volumes. A must for all college and university libraries.' Choice 'The breadth of this work, along with the quality and diversity of its writing and research, make it not only a useful theatre history resource, but also a model of excellence in theatre historiography and scholarly editing. It is gratifying that the paperback reissue of these volumes will increase its accessibility and influence.' Theatre Research International

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