The Pekin : The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater /

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"In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Theater in Chicago. Dubbed the "Temple of Music," the Pekin became one of the country's most prestigious African American cultural institutions, renowned for its all-black stock company and school for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bauman, Thomas, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Schwarze, ...
Fürstliches Schauspielhaus > Bad Pyrmont
Pekin (Organization : Chicago, Ill.)
Pekin (Organization : Chicago, Ill.) > History.
Theater.
African Americans in the performing arts.
African American theater.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Noirs americains dans les arts du spectacle > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Theâtre > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Theâtre noir americain > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African Americans in the performing arts > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Theater > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
African American theater > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Chicago, Ill.
Illinois > Chicago.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The temple of music
  • The New Pekin
  • Tacking to the wind
  • Holding the stroll
  • Motts's last years
  • From pillar to post
  • Epilogue: diaspora.

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