African American theater buildings : an illustrated historical directory, 1900-1955 / Eric Ledell Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Eric Ledell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American theater--History--20th century.

African American theater.

Theaters--United States--Directories.

Theaters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

African American theater buildings were theaters owned or managed by blacks or whites and serving an African American audience. Nearly 2,000 such theaters, including nickelodeons, vaudeville houses, storefronts, drive-ins, opera houses and neighborhood movie theaters, existed in the 20th century, yet very little has been written about them. In this book the African American theater buildings from 1900 through 1955 are arranged by state, then by city, and then alphabetically under the name by which they were known. The street address, dates of operation, number of seats, architect, whether it w

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; Nevada; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Appendix 1-Numbers of Theater Buildings; Appendix 2-Architects; Appendix 3-Owners and Managers

Appendix 4-African American Drive-in TheatersBibliography; 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 24, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-0466-5