The First Black Actors on the Great White Way Paperback / softback
by Susan Curtis
Paperback / softback
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Set against the backdrop of transforming theatre conventions in the early 1900s and US entry into World War I in 1917, this book relates the stories of the actors, stage artists, critics and many others - black and white - involved in the groundbreaking production of ""Three Plays for a Negro Theatre"".
Curtis explores in great depth both the progress in race relations that led to this production and the multi-faceted reasons for its quick demise.
She also investigates the heightened national self-consciousness that followed the United States' entry into the war.
By focusing on a single event at a critical moment in history, ""The First Black Actors on the Great White Way"" offers a glimpse into race relations in early 20th-century American society.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index
- Publisher:University of Missouri Press
- Publication Date:31/03/2001
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- ISBN:9780826213303
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index
- Publisher:University of Missouri Press
- Publication Date:31/03/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826213303