The New York Concert Saloon The Devil's Own Nights |
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Author:
| McNamara, Brooks |
Contribution by:
| Wilmeth, Don B. |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-81478-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2002 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $145.95 |
Book Description:
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McNamara explores the world of the American concert saloon, establishments offering theatrical shows, alcohol, and sometimes gambling and prostitution. McNamara focuses on the period from the Civil War to the early twentieth century and examines sources of the shows, performing spaces and equipment, as well as employees and patrons.
McNamara explores the world of the American concert saloon, establishments offering theatrical shows, alcohol, and sometimes gambling and prostitution. McNamara focuses on the period from the Civil War to the early twentieth century and examines sources of the shows, performing spaces and equipment, as well as employees and patrons.