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A century of music under the stars : a history of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and Robin Hood Dell / Jack McCarthy ; with forewords by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Catherine M. Cahill and Christopher L. Bruner.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarthy, Jack (Archivist), Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mann, Fredric R. (Fredric Rand), 1903-1987.
- Mann, Fredric R.
- Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Mann Music Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Mann Music Center (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Robin Hood Dell West (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Robin Hood Dell West (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Robin Hood Dell (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Robin Hood Dell (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Centers for the performing arts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Centers for the performing arts.
- Outdoor concert facilities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Outdoor concert facilities.
- Music--Social aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Music.
- Centers for the performing arts--History.
- Music--Social aspects.
- Pennsylvania.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 436 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Traces the history of two Philadelphia outdoor music venues, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and the Robin Hood Dell"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Catherine M. Cahill & Christopher L. Bruner
- Foreword / Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Preface
- Note on Sources
- Timeline
- Part I: Setting the Stage. 1. Early Outdoor Music Venues and Musical Institutions
- Part II: Robin Hood Dell. 2. 1930: Summer Concerts Under the Stars
- 3. 1931-1935: Early Triumphs and Trials
- 4. 1936-1948: Auspicious Debuts, Major Milestones
- 5. 1949-1959: The Philadelphia Plan, Free Concerts for All
- 6. 1960-1970: The Sixties, Navigating Change
- 7. 1971-1975: Search for a New Home
- Part III: Mann Center. 8. 1976-1979: Robin Hood Dell West
- 9. 1980-1997: Mann Music Center to Mann Center for the Performing Arts
- 10. 1998-2007: Millennial Challenges, Expanding Mission
- 11. 2008-2024: The Mann Flourishes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of the publisher.
- HSP Copy: Forrest Performing Arts Collection
- ISBN:
- 9781439924334
- 1439924333
- OCLC:
- 1502706202
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000296475
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