Elliot Norton,BROADWAY DOWN EAST,1978[RKO Boston Theatre,storia musica,teatro

Elliot Norton,
BROADWAY DOWN EAST.
An informal account of the plays, players
and playhouses of Boston from Puritan times
to the present.
Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston,
Boston 1978,
brossura, 21x25 cm., pp.156
illustrazioni in bianco e nero,
testo in inglese,
peso: g.518

cod.0288

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TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter I.
Chapter II.
Chapter III.
Chapter IV.
Chapter V.
Chapter VI.
Chapter VII.
Chapter VIII.
Chapter IX.
Epilogue 131
The Night They Raided “Romeo and Juliet”
Pleasures and Palaces: Bulfinch to Blackall 13
The Players Are Well Bestowed: The British . .
The Continentals ... 39
. . . And, of Course, the Americans 57
To Catch the Conscience of the King 71
Era of the Big Bans 83
The Tragedians of the City—and Comics, Too
Tryouts and Triumphs: Broadway Down East
Appendix A. Principal Theaters from 1792
Map Showing Location of Theaters facing 134
A. Theaters Listed in Alphabetical Order 133
B. Theaters Listed Alphabetically by Street 134
C. Theaters Listed Chronologically 136
Appendix B. Some Long Runs in Boston Theaters 141
Selective Bibliography 143
Index 147