Records of the New York Stage, From 1750-1860

Records of the New York Stage, From 1750-1860
Author: Joseph Norton Ireland
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781021655677

This book presents the history and records of New York's theater stage from 1750 to 1860. It is a valuable resource for historians, theater enthusiasts, and cultural scholars interested in understanding the development of American theater and performing arts in New York. 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.

Slavery and Sentiment on the American Stage, 1787-1861

Slavery and Sentiment on the American Stage, 1787-1861
Author: Heather S. Nathans
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2009-03-19
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0521870119

For almost a hundred years before Uncle Tom's Cabin burst on to the scene in 1852, the American theatre struggled to represent the evils of slavery. Slavery and Sentiment examines how both black and white Americans used the theatre to fight negative stereotypes of African Americans in the United States.