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American melodrama

edited, with an introduction, by Daniel C. Gerould

(The American drama library)

Performing Arts Journal Pub., c1983

  • : pbk

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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
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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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Details
  • NCID
    BA39201536
  • ISBN
    • 0933826214
  • LCCN
    82062096
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    247 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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