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Author McAllister, Marvin Edward, 1969-

Title White people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour [electronic resource] : William Brown's African & American theater / Marvin McAllister.

Imprint Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 239 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix --Introduction 1 --1. -- Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color -- NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE -- 11 --2. -- Hung Be the Heavens with Black -- TOWARD A MINOR THEATER -- 39 --3. -- American Taste and Genius -- BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER -- 67 --4. -- Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack -- THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT -- 103 5. In Fear of His Opposition -- EURO-NEW YORK REACTS -- 131 --Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167 --Notes 185 -- Bibliography 213 -- Index 233.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Brown, William Alexander.
African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0807827770 (alk. paper)
0807854506 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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