Early-Twentieth-Century Frontier Dramas on Broadway
Situating the Western Experience in Performing Arts
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | R. Wattenberg | ISBN: | 9780230119147 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | May 23, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Wattenberg |
| ISBN: | 9780230119147 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | May 23, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Frontier dramas were among the most popular and successful of early-twentieth-century Broadway type plays. The long runs of contemporary dramas not only indicate the popularity of these plays but also tell us that these plays offered views about the frontier that original audiences could and did embrace.
Frontier dramas were among the most popular and successful of early-twentieth-century Broadway type plays. The long runs of contemporary dramas not only indicate the popularity of these plays but also tell us that these plays offered views about the frontier that original audiences could and did embrace.
