The theatre on the frontier
Subtitle: the  early years of the St. Louis stage
By: by William G. B. Carson.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 1932
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: Theater -- Saint Louis -- History
Notes: Bibliography: p. 331-335.
Table of contents: title: -In the nature of a prologue; title: -Amateur nights, 1814-17; title: -”Pioneers! O Pioneers!” 1818-19; title: -The coming of Ludlow and Drake, 1820; title: -Feasts and famines, 1820-26; title: -Caldwell takes over the Salt House, 1827-28; title: -The stars come out, 1829-31; title: -The Salt House in its glory, 1832-35; title: -A famous partnership is formed, 1835-36; title: -The first real theatre, 1837; title: -”The Winter of our Discontent,” 1838; title: -A season of spectacles, 1838; title: -A tree, a forest, and a galaxy, 1839; title: -On the eve of the fabulous forties, 1839; title: -By way of an epilogue; title: -Appendix; title: -Bibliography