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Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia
Engelsk
Bogcover for Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia af Peter Schmitz, 9781955041379
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Engelsk
Sider:
328
ISBN-13:
9781955041379
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1955041377
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Udg. Dato:
23 sep 2024
Størrelse i cm:
23,6 x 16,1 x 3,2
Oplagsdato:
23 sep 2024
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Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia

Engelsk
Hardback 2024
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A collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.From the founding of The Walnut Street Theatre and the beginning of the American circus to the world premiere performance of Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, and from censorship and opposition to riots and deadly fires, this engaging collection of short, focused narratives introduces the reader to the often overlooked and frequently underappreciated topic of the history of theater in Philadelphia, and offer a new way of approaching the wider history of this unique and important American city. The stories are populated by some of the many notable visitors to the city’s theaters, including Oscar Wilde, Edmund Kean, John Wilkes Booth, Sarah Bernhardt, Ayn Rand, Tennessee Williams, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Muhammad Ali, Paul Robeson and Joseph Papp; and the stories of heroes of local theater including Edwin Forrest, Pearl Bailey, Molly Picon, and Charles Fuller and Kevin Bacon. Also putting in appearances are the mostly forgotten, but no less fascinating Annie Kemp Bowler “the Original Stalacta,” May Manning Lillile the Quaker Cowgirl, and tennis champion William (“Big Bill”) Tilden. All together, these lively and vivid stories—many of them little-known or unexplored—serve to form a larger narrative of the role that theater has played, and continues to play, in shaping and reflecting the texture of life in an American city.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
328
ISBN-13:
9781955041379
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1955041377
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
23 sep 2024
Størrelse i cm:
23,6 x 16,1 x 3,2
Oplagsdato:
23 sep 2024
Forfatter(e):
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