Title: Yankee theatre; the image of America on the stage, 1825-1850.
Authors: Hodge, Francis.
Date: 1964
Publisher: University of Texas Press,
Physical description: 320 pages, 41 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: P
Contents: Pt. 1: The background -- The English traveler's view of American life and theatre -- America's self-examination: A changing culture, the stage, and a new audience -- The Yankee as a symbol of American life -- Actor inspiration: Charles Mathews and satire on America -- Pt. 2: Borrowing and innovation -- James H. Hackett: The first native Yankee in London -- Hackett learn the trade, 1828-1832 -- Hackett's second London tour, 1832-1833 -- Hackett expands the repertoire -- Pt. 3: Flowering and climax -- Yankee Hill: From storyteller to stock actor to star -- Hill's search for individuality: Building the repertoire -- Yankee Hill in London -- After London: Hill's success and decline -- Pt. 4: Change and decline -- Dan Marble and the Western hybrid -- Joshua Silsbee: A "go-ahead" American.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): American drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.; Comedians--United States.; Theater--United States--19th century.; Theater--United States--History--19th century.; Theater--United States.