The Swedish theatre of Chicago, 1868-1950
By: by Henriette C.K. Naeseth.
Series: Augustana Library publications ;
Publisher: Augustana Historical Society and Augustana College Library
Published: 1951
Place of publication: Rock Island, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.; Swedish drama -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History and criticism.; Swedish Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
Description: A history of the theatrical activities of the Swedes of Chicago on the scale of this book may require some justification. Their was never a professional theatre with regularly established companies of actors for whom the stage was a means of livelihood, as were the French and German theatres in New York, the French theatre in New Orleans, and the German theatre in Chicago and other centers of German population. These foreign language theatres have received considerable recognition. Their story has been told in special studies and included in general theatrical histories, such as Odell's Annals of the New York stage. Little attention, however, has been given to the theatrical enterprises of smaller national groups or of those who native drama is less widely known. This neglect, which has been the lot of the Swedish theatre in the United States, has been characterized not only general theatrical history, but local histories as well, and the records of the national groups themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-356).