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White people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour William Brown's African & American theater /

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Main Author: McAllister, Marvin Edward, 1969-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.
Subjects:
Brown, William Alexander.
African American theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix
  • Introduction 1
  • 1.
  • Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color
  • NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE
  • 11
  • 2.
  • Hung Be the Heavens with Black
  • TOWARD A MINOR THEATER
  • 39
  • 3.
  • American Taste and Genius
  • BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER
  • 67
  • 4.
  • Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack
  • THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT
  • 103 5. In Fear of His Opposition
  • EURO-NEW YORK REACTS
  • 131
  • Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167
  • Notes 185
  • Bibliography 213
  • Index 233.

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