Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 1787–1911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are: Charles the Second (1824); Fashion (1845); Uncle Tom's Cabinread more
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Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 1787–1911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are: Charles the Second (1824); Fashion (1845); Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852); The Count of Monte Cristo (1883); The Mouse-Trap (1889); more. Background essay.
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