Represents the first-ever critical biography of Thomas Hamblin
Provides a wealth of information on nineteenth American theatre history
Draws upon a wide array of research resources
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Springer International Publishing
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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6
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XI, 301 p. 6 illus.
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 153 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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ISBN-13
978-3-319-68405-5 (9783319684055)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-68406-2
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Thomas A. Bogar taught theatre history, dramatic literature, and theatrical production for forty years. He holds a Ph.D. in theatre history, literature and criticism from Louisiana State University, USA. He is the author of Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, American Presidents Attend the Theatre and a biography of actor-manager John E. Owens. He is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships, and served as a judge for Washington's Helen Hayes Theatre Awards. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
1. "He is yet very young, both in years and practice" (1800-25).- 2. "Let those who view this sad example know/ What fate attends the broken marriage vow" (1825-30).- 3. "We girls always patronize the Bowery" (1830-31).- 4. "Throw not the pearl of Shakespeare's wit before the swine of the Bowery pit" (1831-33).- 5. "Down with the British bastard!" (1833-35).- 6. "Circumstances never satisfactorily explained" (1835-36).- 7. "Marius brooding over the ruins of Carthage" (1837-38).- 8. "The public have only themselves to blame for the reign of melodrama" (1838-40).- 9. "The sanity of all the parties are at par value" (1840-42).- 10. "We are not dead yet, boys!" (1842-48).- 11. "The noblest Roman of them all" (1848-51).- 12. "Blessings and benedictions" (1851-53).
