American theatre periodicals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Publisher: Research Publications; Library of Congress
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Reading, Berkshire, England; Woodbridge, CT; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: American drama -- 19th century -- Periodicals.; American drama -- 20th century -- Periodicals.
Other titles: American theatre periodicals.
Description: "Periodicals from 1805-1929 that were issued in Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis.  While they cover mainstream theater in Boston, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, many of them also reviewed vaudeville, magic, and opera productions.  In addition to reviews of productions, the biographical sketches, interviews with actors and actresses, pictures, theater listings, and advertisements found in these periodicals all provide an important source for studying the history of the American stage"--The Library of Congress Guide to the Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, online version.
Notes: Features the most complete runs available of selected periodicals dating from 1805 to 1929, and issued from Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis.
Title on box: American theatre periodicals.
A detailed listing of volumes included at the beginning of each reel.
The Thespian mirror; The Boston weekly magazine, then Weekly magazine; The Theatrical budget, or, Actor's regalio; The Dramatic mirror; Figaro! or, Corbyn's chronicle of amusements (reel 1) -- The Prompter's whistle; The Prompter; The Stage (Philadelphia); The New York clipper almanac/annual (reel 2) -- The New York clipper almanac/annual; The Play bill (reel 3) -- The Oriole tidings (reel 4) -- The Stage (Philadelphia) (reel 5) -- Le Chat noir; The Dramatic quarterly; Mahatma (reel 6) -- The Burr Mackintosh monthly (reels 7 thru 10) -- The Stage (New York); Conjurer's monthly magazine (reel 11) -- St. Louis dramatic news (reel 12) -- New York star; The Drama : a quarterly review (reel 13) -- The Drama : a quarterly review (reels 14 and 15) -- The Drama : a monthly review (reel 16) -- The Drama : a monthly review, then The Drama : in combination with the Little theatre monthly and the Little theatre news (reel 17) -- The Drama : in combination with the Little theatre monthly and the Little theatre news (reel 18) -- The Theatrical weekly record; Gus Hill's national theatrical directory, then Julius Cahn-Gus theatrical guide and moving picture directory (reel 19).