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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Morrison, Andrew Craig.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : W.W. Norton & Co. ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, ©2006.
Description:	398 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Language:	English
Series:	Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering.
Subject:	Theater architecture -- United States. Theater and society -- United States. Theater and society. Theater architecture. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11379754

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ISBN:	0393731081 9780393731088
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377) and index.
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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Summary:	The latest title in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks series, Theaters offers a richly illustrated history of a revered cultural artifact and a technological challenge, following its progression from the eighteenth-century opera house to the modern movie multiplex. This visual sourcebook traces the development of its colorful and varied forms as they developed in early America, on the western frontier, and in cities from coast to coast. The first comprehensive study of American theaters, it illustrates their wide range from raucous music halls to vaudeville, from circus to grand opera, from World's Fair to Coney island, from nickelodeon to glorious picture palace. Also featured are theaters for burlesque, theaters afloat, military theaters, Shakespearean theaters, summer theaters, theaters and African-Americans, and arenas (when a stage just won't do), enlivened by a cast of entrepreneurs and showmen who were the movers and shakers of our theatrical heritage. CD-ROM included: screen resolution scans in easy-to-use TIFF format for Mac and PC.
Physical Description:	398 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm +
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377) and index.
ISBN:	0393731081 9780393731088