From San Francisco Eastward : Victorian Theater in the American West /

"This is a study of theater in the hinterlands of the American West. In clear prose the author takes the reader through the ups and downs of an economic rollercoaster of theatrical strategies and personalities ever changing to meet the unique challenges of the region"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eichin, Carolyn Grattan, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Theater and society.
Theater.
Theater and society > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Theater > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The western setting : reciprocity with the hinterland
  • Deconstructing western audiences
  • Earliest entertainment venues
  • sexualized genres
  • Theater's social setting
  • transition to respectability
  • Moving the cultural frontier with combination companies
  • The fluid world of variety theater
  • Sculptors in snow : legitimate theater successes
  • Minority voices in the theater
  • a productive dissonance.

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