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Story of how in four decades an isolated mining camp supply town, Boise, Idaho, overcame major obstacles to earn recognition as a Pacific Northwest show town with a fine theatre and large audiences to support frequent performances by national touring companies. Illustrated with over forty historical photographs. Brief biographies of many nineteenth century performers. Covers a wide range of theatrical events: comedies, dramas, minstrel shows, circuses, magicians, musicians and variety shows.

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Dr. Lauterbach brings fifty years of theatre experience as director, actor and lighting designer and forty years as a professor of dramatic literature and theatre history to the creation of this book. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He is a founding member of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and the Michigan State Performing Arts Company.

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