American presidents attend the theatre : the playgoing experiences of each chief executive / Thomas A. Bogar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bogar, Thomas A., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--History--Miscellanea.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--Biography--Miscellanea.

Presidents--United States--Social life and customs--Miscellanea.

Theater audiences--United States--History--Miscellanea.

Theater audiences.

Theater--United States--History--Miscellanea.

Theater.

Popular culture--United States--History--Miscellanea.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Other Title:

American presidents attend the theater

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

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 long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes i

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; 1. Washington (1751-1782); 2. The Adamses and Jefferson Abroad (1778-1788); 3. Independence (1784-1799); 4. A New Capital (1800-1817); 5. Good Feelings, Bad Feelings (1817-1833); 6. The New National Theatre (1834-1844); 7. Unquiet Times (1845-1860); 8. Lincoln (1861-1863); 9. Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865); 10. Aftermath (1865-1874); 11. The Gilded Age (1874-1881); 12. A Social White House (1881-1885); 13. Marriages (1885-1889); 14. The Rise of Realism (1889-1892); 15. The Turn of the Century (1893-1901); 16. TR (1901-1909)

17. Taft (1909-1910)18. Offstage Drama (1910-1913); 19. Vaudeville (1913-1915); 20. Enter Edith (1915-1917); 21. Victory (1918-1921); 22. Jazz (1921-1924); 23. Boom and Bust (1924-1933); 24. Recovery (1933-1940); 25. Theatre of War (1941-1949); 26. Cold War Theatre (1950-1961); 27. Camelot (1961-1964); 28. Protest (1965-1974); 29. Vicissitudes (1974-1980); 30. An Actor in the White House (1981-1992); 31. Fundraisers and Family (1993-2005); Afterword; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 29, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-0680-3