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American presidents attend the theatre : the playgoing experiences of each chief executive / Thomas A. Bogar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bogar, Thomas A., 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--History--Miscellanea.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--United States--Biography--Miscellanea.
- Popular culture.
- History.
- Theater.
- Theater audiences.
- Manners and customs.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Social life and customs--Miscellanea.
- Theater audiences--United States--History--Miscellanea.
- Theater--United States--History--Miscellanea.
- Popular culture--United States--History--Miscellanea.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- American presidents attend the theater
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
- Summary:
- "Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and after that ill-fated night. This volume examines presidential theatre-going as it reflects shifting popular tastes in America. It provides a chronology of theatre attendance throughout the lives of all 43 American presidents"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Washington (1751-1782)
- The Adamses and Jefferson abroad (1778-1788)
- Independence (1784-1799)
- A new capital (1800-1817)
- Good feelings, bad feelings (1817-1833)
- The new national theatre (1834-1844)
- Unquiet times (1845-1860)
- Lincoln (1861-1863)
- Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865)
- Aftermath (1865-1874)
- The gilded age (1874-1881)
- A social White House (1881-1885)
- Marriages (1885-1889)
- The rise of realism (1889-1892)
- The turn of the century (1893-1901)
- TR (1901-1909)
- Taft (1909-1910)
- Offstage drama (1910-1913)
- Vaudeville (1913-1915)
- Enter Edith (1915-1917)
- Victory (1918-1921)
- Jazz (1921-1924)
- Boom and bust (1924-1933)
- Recovery (1933-1940)
- Theatre of war (1941-1949)
- Cold war theatre (1950-1961)
- Camelot (1961-1964)
- Protest (1965-1974)
- Vicissitudes (1974-1980)
- An actor in the White House (1981-1992)
- Fundraisers and family (1993-2005).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-410) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786425431
- OCLC:
- 64453330
- Publisher Number:
- 9780786425433
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