Best Plays of the Early American Theatre, 1787-1911Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 1787–1911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are: Charles the Second (1824); Fashion (1845); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852); The Count of Monte Cristo (1883); The Mouse-Trap (1889); more. Background essay. |
Contents
17141916 | ix |
THE PLAYS AND THEIR AUTHORS | xxviii |
A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | xlvii |
SUPERSTITION 1824 | 38 |
CHARLES THE SECOND 1824 | 73 |
FASHION 1845 | 97 |
UNCLE TOMS CABIN 1852 | 136 |
THE OCTOROON 1859 | 185 |
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO 1883 | 216 |
THE MOUSETRAP 1889 | 262 |
SECRET SERVICE 1896 | 277 |
THE GREAT DIVIDE 1906 | 361 |
THE NEW YORK IDEA 1906 | 398 |
Clyde Fitch | 458 |
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