| Description |
xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 203-223). |
| Contents |
The beginnings -- The first theater in America (Williamsburg, 1716-1745) -- Other early American theaters and Murray-Kean, the first touring company (Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, Williamsburg, and Annapolis, 1723-1752) -- The Hallam Company (Williamsburg, 1752-1753) -- The tour of the Hallam Company (New York, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Jamaica, 1753-1754) -- The Douglass Company's first American tour (New York, Philadelphia, Annapolis, Upper Marlborough, and Williamsburg, 1758-1761) -- Playing the eastern coast (Rhode Island, New York, Virginia, and Charleston, 1761-1766) -- Quakers, plays, and players (New York and Philadelphia, 1767-1770) -- Indians, royalty, and fireworks (New York and Philadelphia, 1767-1770) -- The New American Company (Williamsburg and Annapolis, 1768-1769) -- Maryland and Virginia (Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, Norfolk, and Annapolis, 1770-1772) -- The last tour of the American Company (Philadelphia, New York, Annapolis, and Charleston, 1772-1774) |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
Theater -- United States -- History.
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Theater. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Rankin, Hugh F. Theater in colonial America. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press [1965] (OCoLC)575332348 |
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