Plays by Augustin Daly

Plays by Augustin Daly
Author: Don M. B. Wilmeth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1984-04-26
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780521240901

The American playwright and manager-director Augustin Daly dominated the theatrical scene in the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century. His plays and productions set a new standard for American theatre and exerted a strong influence in England, beginning with a first European tour in 1884 and culminating in the opening of Daly's own theatre in London in 1893. Daly, with the assistance of his brother Joseph, had over ninety of his plays or adaptations performed. This unique collection brings together three disparate examples from his prolific output: A Flash of Lightning (1868), Horizon (1871) and Love on Crutches (1884). Daly, an exceptional contriver of theatrical effects, offered the theatre of the 1870s and 1880s melodramas and comedies greatly superior to those of his competitors. These three plays represent the range and energy of his talent.

Deborah and Her Sisters

Deborah and Her Sisters
Author: Jonathan M. Hess
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2018
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0812249585

Before Fiddler on the Roof, there was Deborah, a blockbuster melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by her non-Jewish lover. Deborah and Her Sisters offers the first comprehensive history of this transnational phenomenon, focusing on its ability to bring Jews and non-Jews together during a period of increasing antisemitism.

Earth Matters on Stage

Earth Matters on Stage
Author: Theresa J. May
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-08-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1000069982

Earth Matters on Stage: Ecology and Environment in American Theater tells the story of how American theater has shaped popular understandings of the environment throughout the twentieth century as it argues for theater’s potential power in the age of climate change. Using cultural and environmental history, seven chapters interrogate key moments in American theater and American environmentalism over the course of the twentieth century in the United States. It focuses, in particular, on how drama has represented environmental injustice and how inequality has become part of the American environmental landscape. As the first book-length ecocritical study of American theater, Earth Matters examines both familiar dramas and lesser-known grassroots plays in an effort to show that theater can be a powerful force for social change from frontier drama of the late nineteenth century to the eco-theater movement. This book argues that theater has always and already been part of the history of environmental ideas and action in the United States. Earth Matters also maps the rise of an ecocritical thought and eco-theater practice – what the author calls ecodramaturgy – showing how theater has informed environmental perceptions and policies. Through key plays and productions, it identifies strategies for artists who want their work to contribute to cultural transformation in the face of climate change.

American Melodrama

American Melodrama
Author: Daniel Charles Gerould
Publisher: New York : Performing Arts Journal Publications
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1983
Genre: American drama
ISBN:

Gerould goes a long way toward 'revisioning' the genre.--Nineteenth-Century Theatre Research

Leah, The Forsaken

Leah, The Forsaken
Author: Augustin Daly
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781020557729

Follow the story of Leah, an orphaned Jewish woman, as she navigates life's twists and turns. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this play explores themes of love, loss, and redemption. Augustin Daly's masterful writing brings each character to life in vivid detail, leaving readers captivated by the story until the very end. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Melodramatic Formations

Melodramatic Formations
Author: Bruce A. McConachie
Publisher: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1992
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: