Yankee Theatre: The Image of America on the Stage, 1825-1850

by Francis Hodge

Book Overview

The famous "Stage Yankees," with their eccentric New England dialect comedy, entertained audiences from Boston to New Orleans, from New York to London in the years between 1825 and 1850. They provided the creative energy for the development of an American-type character in early plays of native authorship. This book examines the full range of their theatre activity, not only as actors, but also as playmakers, and re-evaluates their contribution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029276152X
• ISBN13: 9780292761520
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"