Uncle Tom's Cabin on the American Stage and Screen [electronic resource] /
Frick, J.author.
No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Content; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Halfway between Sermon and Social Theory: The Mania for "Tom Mania"; 2. ""There is No Arguing with Pictures"": The Aiken/Howard Uncle Tom's Cabin; 3. ""A Play to which No Apologist for Slavery Could Object"": The Conway/Kimball/Barnum Uncle Tom's Cabin; 4. ""O' It Was a Sight Worth Seeing"": Uncle Tom Hits the Road; 5. Long Live Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Twentieth Century; 6. Uncle Tom in Middle Age: From a Stage Tradition to the Silver Screen; Epilogue: The Story that Won't Stay Dead
Appendix: Famous Actors/Actresses Who Appeared in Uncle Tom's CabinNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
Theater—History.
Theater.
Performing arts.
America—Literatures.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Arts.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Performing Arts.
North American Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Arts.