Absence and Memory in Colonial American Theatre Fiorelli’s Plaster

History, they say, has a filthy tongue. In the case of colonial theatre in America, what we know about performance has come from the detractors of theatre and not its producers. Yet this does not account for the flourishing theatrical circuit established between 1760 and 1776. This study explores th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Odai
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2006, 2006
Series:Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:History, they say, has a filthy tongue. In the case of colonial theatre in America, what we know about performance has come from the detractors of theatre and not its producers. Yet this does not account for the flourishing theatrical circuit established between 1760 and 1776. This study explores the culture's social support of the theatre
Physical Description:X, 322 p online resource
ISBN:9781137099617