A History Of The American Theatre From Its Origins To 1832

Author : William Dunlap
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252091035
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832 written by William Dunlap and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : William Dunlap
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book A History of the American Theatre written by William Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Dunlap
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022519732
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the American Theatre; Volume 1 written by William Dunlap and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1832, this work provides a comprehensive history of the development of the American theatre from its origins in colonial times to the early nineteenth century. The book includes biographical sketches of some of the most important playwrights, actors, and directors of the period, as well as an analysis of major trends and innovations in American theatre. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Dunlap
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230462905
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the American Theatre written by William Dunlap and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ...utility, and necessity of the measure. It is a great and powerful engine for good or ill; and though its general tendency may have been favourable to civilization and morals, evils have attended, and do attend it. In Germany, where it is altogether under the direction and control of the government, one of these evils is unknown; and where it is under the supervision and partial direction of the rulers, it is in its worst form avoided; as in France. The evil we ' mean, and shall protest against, is that which arises from the Eng' ' lish and American regulation of theatres, which allots a distinct portion of the proscenium to those unfortunate females who have been the victims of seduction. In Germany, the theatre is the prince's; it is directed by a literary man in his service. The director and players are paid by the government, and being chosen for talents and moral conduct, are honoured by the prince and his court. Here the theatre is the people's, as all things are. And the representatives and guardians of the people ought to prevent the misuse and perversion of it in any way. The directors ought to be controlled to their own and the public good by the official servants of the public, and in the particular abuse above mentioned, the prohibition of the immoral display would remove a just stigma from the theatre, and would further the views of managers by increasing their receipts. In France the theatres are under strict control, and some of them are supported by the government. The abominable regulation which causes this evil is there unknown, and the evil is unknown. It is not practicable to exclude the impure and the vicious from public resorts, neither is it to be wished. If the drama is such as a good government ought to permit, its...

Author : William Dunlap
Publisher : London : R. Bentley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the American Theatre written by William Dunlap and published by London : R. Bentley. This book was released on 1833 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur Hornblow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Theatre in America from Its Beginnings to the Present Time written by Arthur Hornblow and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur Hornblow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781628452334
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Theatre in America from Its Beginnings to the Present Time Volume I written by Arthur Hornblow and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the Theatre in America from its Beginnings to the Present Time By Arthur Hornblow Volume I Contents I--The First American Theatre II--The First Play Acted in New York III--The Coming of the Hallams IV--Lewis Hallam in New York and Philadelphia V--David Douglass, Theatre Builder VI--Opening of the Famous John Street Theatre VII--The Theatre During the Revolution VIII--First Successful American Play IX--The Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia X--Boston's First Theatre XI--The First Park Theatre XII--Cooke and the Elder Wallack XIII--The Golden Era of the American Stage XIV--The Drama in the West Preface For nearly two hundred years the theatre in America has been without a historian. Of books on plays and playacting there has been no end. We have also several histories of the stage, but practically all of them are limited to the chronicling of theatrical happenings in certain localities, such as Blake's "History of the Providence Stage," Clapp's "Record of the Boston Stage," Ireland's "Records of the New York Stage," etc. Until now no attempt has been made to produce a work embracing the entire field of American theatrical activity, from the earliest beginnings in Colonial days down to the present time. Thirty years ago George O. Seilhamer began the publication of his "History of the American Theatre," perhaps the best, because the most complete, chronicle of the American stage up to the time of the Revolution that we have. Unfortunately, Mr. Seilhamer died when his history reached the year 1797, so that his splendidly conceived work remained unfinished. The three large volumes that did appear constitute, however, a monument of patient research, and I wish to acknowledge indebtedness to their interesting pages for much valuable information and data regarding the earlier period of our stage. Of William Dunlap's better-known work "A History of the American Theatre"--now a classic of our literature--almost everything can be said in praise except that it is not history. The book, which might properly be classed as an autobiography, seeing that the author writes mostly of his own experiences in theatrical authorship and management, is a series of charming pen pictures of old-time players and theatres by one who was contemporaneous with them. The work has little value as history. It goes back only a few years earlier than Dunlap's own life, it completely ignores important events that had already made theatrical history before he was born, and the book ends with his own retirement from management. Wholly delightful as a piece of literature, full of piquant observation and amusing anecdote, Dunlap's book, bristling as it is with... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.

Author : James Fisher
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 081087833X
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of American Theater written by James Fisher and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1538 to 1880. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular stage in American during the colonial era and the first century of the United States of America, with an emphasis on its practitioners, including such figures as Lewis Hallam, David Douglass, Mercy Otis Warren, Edwin Forrest, Charlotte Cushman, Joseph Jefferson, Ida Aldridge, Dion Boucicault, Edwin Booth, and many others. The Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings covers the history of early American Theatre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on actors and actresses, directors, playwrights, producers, genres, notable plays and theatres. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the early American Theater.

Author : George Oberkirsh Seilhamer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the American Theatre: Before the revolution [1749-1774 written by George Oberkirsh Seilhamer and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur Hornblow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781628452594
Total Pages : 376 pages
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Download or read book A History of the Theatre in America from Its Beginnings to the Present Time Volume II written by Arthur Hornblow and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the Theatre in America from its Beginnings to the Present Time By Arthur Hornblow Volume II Contents I--The First American Theatre II--The First Play Acted in New York III--The Coming of the Hallams IV--Lewis Hallam in New York and Philadelphia V--David Douglass, Theatre Builder VI--Opening of the Famous John Street Theatre VII--The Theatre During the Revolution VIII--First Successful American Play IX--The Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia X--Boston's First Theatre XI--The First Park Theatre XII--Cooke and the Elder Wallack XIII--The Golden Era of the American Stage XIV--The Drama in the West Preface For nearly two hundred years the theatre in America has been without a historian. Of books on plays and playacting there has been no end. We have also several histories of the stage, but practically all of them are limited to the chronicling of theatrical happenings in certain localities, such as Blake's "History of the Providence Stage," Clapp's "Record of the Boston Stage," Ireland's "Records of the New York Stage," etc. Until now no attempt has been made to produce a work embracing the entire field of American theatrical activity, from the earliest beginnings in Colonial days down to the present time. Thirty years ago George O. Seilhamer began the publication of his "History of the American Theatre," perhaps the best, because the most complete, chronicle of the American stage up to the time of the Revolution that we have. Unfortunately, Mr. Seilhamer died when his history reached the year 1797, so that his splendidly conceived work remained unfinished. The three large volumes that did appear constitute, however, a monument of patient research, and I wish to acknowledge indebtedness to their interesting pages for much valuable information and data regarding the earlier period of our stage. Of William Dunlap's better-known work "A History of the American Theatre"--now a classic of our literature--almost everything can be said in praise except that it is not history. The book, which might properly be classed as an autobiography, seeing that the author writes mostly of his own experiences in theatrical authorship and management, is a series of charming pen pictures of old-time players and theatres by one who was contemporaneous with them. The work has little value as history. It goes back only a few years earlier than Dunlap's own life, it completely ignores important events that had already made theatrical history before he was born, and the book ends with his own retirement from management. Wholly delightful as a piece of literature, full of piquant observation and amusing anecdote, Dunlap's book, bristling as it is with... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.