History, they say, has a filthy tongue. In the case of colonial theatre in America, what we know about performance has come from the detractors of theatre and not its producers. Yet this does not account for the flourishing theatrical circuit established between 1760 and 1776. This study explores the culture's social support of the theatre.
| ISBN: | 9781403971005 |
| Publication date: | 15th June 2006 |
| Author: | Odai Johnson |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 322 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies History of Performing Arts European history History of the Americas Performing arts |