Author: HALL, ROGER A.
Title: Performing the American Frontier. 1870-1906.
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 0521793203. 1st edition. "Examines how the American frontier was presented in theatrical productions during the critical period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of cinema..From famous personages such as Mark Twain and "Buffalo Bull" Cody to lesser known individuals such as Native American playwright and actress Gowongo Mohawk, Hall examines the plays, the players, and the playwrights who helped to define the American westward migration in theatrical terms and covers the complete dramatic experience including scenery, performance, and staging." Pp.xii/281, 23 black & white illustrations. Black cloth, dustwrapper has sunning to spine and rear cover at spine edge. VG/G+.

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