American Melodrama

Book Overview

These plays show a fascinating side of the American melodramatic imagination as it was nurtured in the social world of the nineteenth century, and later grew to be a dominant genre in the theatre, film, and television of today. Includes: The Poor of New York by Dion Boucicault, Uncle Tom's Cabin by George Aiken/Harriet Beecher Stowe, Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly, The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933826214
• ISBN13: 9780933826212
• Release Date: April 1983
• Publisher: PAJ Publications
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.8"