Historical dictionary of American theater : beginnings / James Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, James, 1950- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts.

Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--Dictionaries.

American drama.

Theater--United States--History--Dictionaries.

Theater.

United States.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (571 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>The </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings</span><span> covers the history of early American Theatre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on actors and actresses, directors, playwrights, producers, genres, notable plays and theatres. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the early American Theater.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Notes; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-523).

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ISBN:

979-82-16-41004-1

OCLC:

908031075