| Description |
xi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Drama in the Trenches from War Brides to What Price Glory -- 3. The American Theater Versus the Congress of the United States -- 4. She Would Be Erotic: The Virtuous Role of the Postwar Sex Farceuse -- 5. Popular Culture at the Crossroads: Wooing Censorship with The Demi-Virgin -- 6. The Vogue of Expressionism in Postwar America -- 7. The Calvin Coolidge Grand Tour -- 8. Red Dawn to Red Rust: The Russian Revolution and Visions of Shifting Political Power in Postwar Drama -- App. The Sex Farces That Appeared Between 1915 and 1921 |
| Summary |
From World War I to the stock-market crash of 1929, New York theatre enjoyed a period of unequaled creative output and experimentation that redefined the direction of American theater - both mainstream and avant-garde - for decades to come, says Ronald Wainscott. In this handsomely illustrated book, Wainscott explores the emergence of the modern American theater in New York during a turbulent era of clashing artistic tastes and conflicting cultural, economic, and political events. He provides the first complete historical and cultural examination of the period he deems Broadway's most prolific and influential, and he offers an immense trove of material on plays and productions from 1914 to 1929 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-252) and index |
| Subject |
American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater -- United States -- History.
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| LC no. |
96031372 |
| ISBN |
0300067763 (alk. paper) |
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