White people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour : William Brown's African & American theater / Marvin McAllister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAllister, Marvin Edward, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American theater--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

African American theater.

Brown, William Alexander.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An exploration of the career of William Brown, a 19th-century free man of colour, who pioneered theatrical spaces for black New Yorkers, hitherto denied access to whites-only venues. The text explores these intercultural, multiracial environments and investigates negative white reactions.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1.

Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color

NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE

11

2.

Hung Be the Heavens with Black

TOWARD A MINOR THEATER

39

3.

American Taste and Genius

BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER

67

4.

Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack

THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT

103 5. In Fear of His Opposition

EURO-NEW YORK REACTS

131

Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167

Notes 185

Bibliography 213

Index 233.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.

ISBN:

9798890874139

9780807862605

0807862606

OCLC:

476237090