Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911
by John Gassner
Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 1787–1911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are: Charles the Second (1824); Fashion (1845); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852); The Count of Monte Cristo (1883); The Mouse-Trap (1889); more. Background essay.
Performing ArtsTheaterHistory & CriticismDramaAmericanAnthologies (multiple authors)
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERCourier Corporation
LENGTH716
LANGUAGEEN
Hungarian-American theater historian, critic, educator, and anthologist
Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911
by John Gassner
Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 1787–1911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are: Charles the Second (1824); Fashion (1845); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852); The Count of Monte Cristo (1883); The Mouse-Trap (1889); more. Background essay.
Performing ArtsTheaterHistory & CriticismDramaAmericanAnthologies (multiple authors)
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERCourier Corporation
LENGTH716
LANGUAGEEN
Hungarian-American theater historian, critic, educator, and anthologist
