The Bard in the bluegrass : two centuries of Shakespearean performance in Lexington, Kentucky / Kevin Lane Dearinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dearinger, Kevin Lane, 1951-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--Kentucky--Lexington.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Theater--Kentucky--Lexington--History.

Theater.

History.

Kentucky--Lexington.

Physical Description:

x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]

Summary:

"Lexington's theatrical history provides a template for what so many mid-American towns experienced"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Theatrical Life in Lexington 5

2 The Plays 11

3 The Problem of Respectability; Readings and Lectures 17

4 Pioneer Performers in the West: "With Shakespear for Our Guide" (1810-1832) 28

5 The Antebellum Actors: "A Taste for Drama" (1832-1860) 54

6 Actors and the Civil War: "A Steady Patronage Upon the Drama" (1860-1864) 67

7 Finding a New Identity: "A Succession of Stars"(1865-1886) 77

8 Marie Prescott: "Hard Work and Conscientious Devotion" 99

9 Thomas Keene: "Never Wholly Uninteresting" 126

10 Charles B. Hanford: "Glory Is All Good Enough in Its Way" 142

11 Julia Marlowe: "Strenuously Studied" 152

12 "The Best One Night Stand in America" (1887-1900) 167

13 A New Century and New Ideas (1900-1927) 189

14 The Decline of the Shakespearean Touring Companies 216

Appendix A Chronology of Shakespeare in Lexington, Kentucky 233

Appendix B Marie Prescott and R.D. MacLean Touring Itinerary, 1888-1889 268

Appendix C Charles B. Hanford Touring Itinerary, 1892-1893 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-293) and index.

ISBN:

9780786428953

0786428953

OCLC:

77520694