American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930 (Hardcover)

The American Theatre series discusses every Broadway production chronologically--show by show and season by season. It offers plot summaries, production details, names of leading actors and actresses--the roles they played, as well as any special or unusual aspects of individual shows. This second volume in the series, covers what is probably the richest period in American theater, the years 1914 through 1930. Bordman includes most of Eugene O'Neill's work, along with playwrights as diverse as Elmer Rice and George Kaufman. Among the era's stars one finds John and Ethel Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Katherine Cornell, and Lynn Fontaine and Alfred Lunt. Considering the sheer number of productions, American theater climbed to its all-time high in the 1920s; by mid-decade, nearly 300 new plays appeared on Broadway each year. America saw more theatrical activity--in every sense of the word-- than any time before or since.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	American Theatre
Release date:	1996
Authors:	Gerald Bordman
Dimensions:	243 x 198 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	454
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-509078-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	0-19-509078-0
Barcode:	9780195090789

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