The Cambridge History of American Theatre: Volume 2
Subtitle: 1870-1945
Contributors: Don B. Wilmeth (Editor); Christopher Bigsby (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780521651790
Subjects: Theatre, drama; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Theater; Performing Arts; Plays / Drama; Performing Arts/Dance; USA; Theater - General; American; Drama; Theater - History & Criticism; Literary Criticism & Collections / American; Theater - United States - History - 19th century
First sentence: The period of American theatrical entertainment to be surveyed here covers approximately three-quarters of a century, beginning in 1870 - though I will actually reach back to 1865 as my starting point - and ending in 1945.