American melodrama
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
American melodrama
（The American drama library）
Performing Arts Journal Pub., c1983
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
Contents of Works
- The poor of New York / Dion Boucicault
- Uncle Tom's cabin / George Aiken, Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Under the gaslight / Augustin Daly
- The girl of the golden west / David Belasco
Description and Table of Contents
Description
These plays show a fascinating side of the American melodramatic imagination as it was nurtured in the social world of the nineteenth century, and later grew to be a dominant genre in the theatre, film, and television of today. Includes: The Poor of New York by Dion Boucicault, Uncle Tom's Cabin by George Aiken/Harriet Beecher Stowe, Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly, The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco.
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