Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes in America.…mehr
Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes in America.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Thomas A. Bogar is a professor at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, a judge for Washington, D.C.'s Helen Hayes Theatre Awards, and a consultant for the American Council on Education. He has written numerous journal articles and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Washington (1751-1782) 2. The Adamses and Jefferson Abroad (1778-1788) 3. Independence (1784-1799) 4. A New Capital (1800-1817) 5. Good Feelings, Bad Feelings (1817-1833) 6. The New National Theatre (1834-1844) 7. Unquiet Times (1845-1860) 8. Lincoln (1861-1863) 9. Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865) 10. Aftermath (1865-1874) 11. The Gilded Age (1874-1881) 12. A Social White House (1881-1885) 13. Marriages (1885-1889) 14. The Rise of Realism (1889-1892) 15. The Turn of the Century (1893-1901) 16. TR (1901-1909) 17. Taft (1909-1910) 18. Offstage Drama (1910-1913) 19. Vaudeville (1913-1915) 20. Enter Edith (1915-1917) 21. Victory (1918-1921) 22. Jazz (1921-1924) 23. Boom and Bust (1924-1933) 24. Recovery (1933-1940) 25. Theatre of War (1941-1949) 26. Cold War Theatre (1950-1961) 27. Camelot (1961-1964) 28. Protest (1965-1974) 29. Vicissitudes (1974-1980) 30. An Actor in the White House (1981-1992) 31. Fundraisers and Family (1993-2005) Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Washington (1751-1782) 2. The Adamses and Jefferson Abroad (1778-1788) 3. Independence (1784-1799) 4. A New Capital (1800-1817) 5. Good Feelings, Bad Feelings (1817-1833) 6. The New National Theatre (1834-1844) 7. Unquiet Times (1845-1860) 8. Lincoln (1861-1863) 9. Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865) 10. Aftermath (1865-1874) 11. The Gilded Age (1874-1881) 12. A Social White House (1881-1885) 13. Marriages (1885-1889) 14. The Rise of Realism (1889-1892) 15. The Turn of the Century (1893-1901) 16. TR (1901-1909) 17. Taft (1909-1910) 18. Offstage Drama (1910-1913) 19. Vaudeville (1913-1915) 20. Enter Edith (1915-1917) 21. Victory (1918-1921) 22. Jazz (1921-1924) 23. Boom and Bust (1924-1933) 24. Recovery (1933-1940) 25. Theatre of War (1941-1949) 26. Cold War Theatre (1950-1961) 27. Camelot (1961-1964) 28. Protest (1965-1974) 29. Vicissitudes (1974-1980) 30. An Actor in the White House (1981-1992) 31. Fundraisers and Family (1993-2005) Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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