Bogar, Thomas A.

American Presidents Attend the Theatre : The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (443 pages)

Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 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.

9781476606804


Theater audiences - United States - History.


Electronic books.

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