The author and publisher wish to express their gratitude to the
following individuals, companies, and institutions who have made
available certain illustrations appearing in this book The Theatre
Collection of the New York Public Library, its Curator, George
Freedley, and Elizabeth Barrett, for the Frontispiece, the portrait
of Edwin Booth, the portrait of Maude Adams, the scene from Desire
Under the Elms, and the Boucicault lithograph. The Library of the
University of Pennsylvania, and Neda West lake, Rare Book
Collection, for The Old South wark Theatre, Philadelphia George
Stevens, Managing Editor, J. B. Lippincott Co., for Oldest Known
American Playbill, reproduced from Arthur Hornblows A History of
the Theatre in America. Little, Brown Co., for The Haymarket
Theatre, Boston, 1796, reproduced from Mary Caroline Crawfords The
Romance of the American Theatre. The Cooper Union Museum for the
Interior of the New Theatre, Philadelphia, 1794. The New-York
Historical Society, R. W. G. Vail, Director, for A Society Audience
at the Park Theatre, New York, 1822. The Harry T. Peters Estate,
New York City, for Wonders of Barnums Museum. Arthur H. Brook and
the Yale University Press, for Interior of the St. Charles Theatre,
New Orleans, circa 1840, reproduced from The American Stage, by
Oral Sumner Coad and Edwin Minis, Jr., Vol. 14 in The Pageant of
America. William Van Lennep, Curator, Theatre Collection, Harvard
Col lege Library, Cambridge, Mass., for the advertisements of Dalys
Under the Gaslight. The Museum of the City of New York, and May
Davenport Sey mour of the Theatre Collection, for The Florodora
Sextet, 1900. The School of Drama, University of Washington,
Seattle, for the exterior andinterior views of The Penthouse
Theatre. Gratitude is expressed also to Howard Lindsay, Robert
Coleman, and Sawyer Falk for their kindness in reading the book in
advance of publication and permitting quotation of their reactions
to it. Finally, the author wishes to acknowledge his personal
indebted ness to his friend and colleague, Robert S. Gray, for
critical assistance, and to Mary Corkins for painstaking typing and
indexing. Preface IT will surely he apparent to even a casual
observer that a book such as this must depend for most of its
information on sec ondary sources. The use of primary sources, such
as newspapers arid theatre programs, is the appropriate method for
historians of limited periods or regions. Fortunately w c have had
in this coun try a number of such patient annalists, and to them
the present writer expresses his profound gratitude, as well as his
apologies for any possible misinterpretation of their findings.
Unfortunately, the number of reference books to which the present
volume is indebted is too great for detailed acknowledg ment,
though the titles are included in the selected bibliography
appended to the volume. I must, however, pay tribute here to the
monumental work of the late Professor George C. D. Odell, Annals of
the Neiv York Stage, which is the most stupendous theatrical record
ever compiled by an individual, and which re flects so remarkably
its authors combination of scholarly in dustry and affection for
the theatre...
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Imprint: |
Read Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
First published: |
March 2007 |
Authors: |
Glenn Hughes
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
592 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4067-0937-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-4067-0937-9 |
Barcode: |
9781406709377 |
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