The Theatre in America During the Revolution

This book is the first comprehensive attempt to assemble all that is currently known of theatre at the time of America's political birth. Jared Brown's extensive research coheres into an invaluable theatrical chronicle that should prove a useful resource for students, scholars, and the general leader.

List of contents

Preface; Prologue; Part I. Setting the Stage: Before the Revolution: 1. The drama of the approaching revolution; 2. British military theatre, 1775-7; 3. Miscellaneous diversions: Philadelphia, 1778; 4. American military theatre and 'entertainments', 1778; Part II. Setting the Stage: Britain Ascendant: 5. The drama of the revolution; 6. British military theatre, 1778-9; 7. British military theatre, 1779-82; Part III. Setting the Stage: America Ascendant: 8. American plays and amusements, 1780-2; Part IV. Setting the stage: America Triumphant: 9. American professional theatre, 1781-3; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

A comprehensive attempt to assemble all that is known of theatre at the time of America's political birth. Brown provides a chronicle of this little-researched Revolutionary theatre, demonstrating how theatre impacted on the military and political objectives of both sides.

Product details

• Authors: Jared Brown
• Assisted by: Don B. Wilmeth (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2015
• EAN: 9780521495370
• ISBN: 978-0-521-49537-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 546 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in American; Cambridge Studies in American
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet