American presidents attend the theatre : the playgoing experiences of each chief executive /

"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 after that ill-fated night. This volume examines presidential theatre-going as it reflects shifting popular tastes in America. It p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bogar, Thomas A., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
Temas:
USA > Präsident
Presidents > United States > History > Miscellanea.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Miscellanea.
Presidents > United States > Social life and customs > Miscellanea.
Theater audiences > United States > History > Miscellanea.
Theater > United States > History > Miscellanea.
Popular culture > United States > History > Miscellanea.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire > Miscellanées.
Présidents > États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > Miscellanées.
Théâtre > Publics > États-Unis > Histoire > Miscellanées.
Théâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > Miscellanées.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > Miscellanées.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Popular culture
Presidents
Presidents > Social life and customs
Theater
Theater audiences
United States
History
Trivia and miscellanea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Washington (1751-1782)
  • The Adamses and Jefferson abroad (1778-1788)
  • Independence (1784-1799)
  • A new capital (1800-1817)
  • Good feelings, bad feelings (1817-1833)
  • The new national theatre (1834-1844)
  • Unquiet times (1845-1860)
  • Lincoln (1861-1863)
  • Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865)
  • Aftermath (1865-1874)
  • The gilded age (1874-1881)
  • A social White House (1881-1885)
  • Marriages (1885-1889)
  • The rise of realism (1889-1892)
  • The turn of the century (1893-1901)
  • TR (1901-1909)
  • Taft (1909-1910)
  • Offstage drama (1910-1913)
  • Vaudeville (1913-1915)
  • Enter Edith (1915-1917)
  • Victory (1918-1921)
  • Jazz (1921-1924)
  • Boom and bust (1924-1933)
  • Recovery (1933-1940)
  • Theatre of war (1941-1949)
  • Cold war theatre (1950-1961)
  • Camelot (1961-1964)
  • Protest (1965-1974)
  • Vicissitudes (1974-1980)
  • An actor in the White House (1981-1992)
  • Fundraisers and family (1993-2005).

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