| Summary: | "An illustrated history of a beloved cultural building type, Theaters takes us on a visual journey from the early playhouses to modern movie houses as theaters developed in colonial America, on the western frontier, and in cities from coast to coast. This first comprehensive study of American theaters plumbs the great holdings of the Library of Congress, showcasing the wide range of theater forms - from raucous music hall to popular vaudeville, from circus to grand opera and drama, from world's fairs to Coney Island, from nickelodeons to glorious picture palaces. Also featured are burlesque theaters, theaters afloat, military theaters, Shakespearean theaters, summer theaters, and arenas - a history enlivened by a cast of entrepreneurs, showmen, and architects who were the movers and shakers of our theatrical heritage." "Packed with archival photographs and plans, Theaters includes special "interludes" : theater photographs by such renowned artists as Walker Evans, Ben Shahn, Dorothea Lange, Marion Post Wolcott, and Gordon Parks; and the library's collection of drawings by Anthony F. Dumas, published in its entirety for the first time."--Jacket.
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