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Theatre History Studies 2011, Vol. 31

Theatre History Studies 2011, Vol. 31

Theatre History Studies

Edited by Rhona Justice-Malloy

Contributions by Milly S. Barranger, Elizabeth Osborne, Dorothy Chansky, Rosemarie K. Bank, David A. Crespy, Eileen Herrmann-Miller, Susan Kattwinkel, Heather S. Nathans, Jennifer A. Kokai, Rick Bowers, Kelly Carolyn Gordon, Patty S. Derrick, Karen C. Blansfield, Tracey Elaine Chessum, Sherry Engle, Kathy Foley, Laura M. Nelson, Brian Neve, Nelson O'Ceallaigh Ritschel, Van Santvoord, Michael Spingler, Monica Stufft, Ryan Tvedt, Dan Venning, Andrew W. White, James Wilson and Ronald J Zank

192 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.70 in, 6 halftones

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"Theatre History Studies" is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-American Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice.  The conference encompasses the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The purpose of the conference is to unite persons and organizations within the region with an interest in theatre and to promote the growth and development of all forms of theatre.

THS is a member of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals and is included in the MLA Directory of Periodicals. THS is indexed in Humanities Index, Humanities Abstracts, Book Review Index, MLA International Bibliography, International Bibliography of Theatre, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, IBZ International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, and IBR International Bibliography of Book Reviews. Full texts of essays appear in the databases of both Humanities Abstracts Full Text as well as SIRS

From published reviews

“This established annual is a major contribution to the scholarly analysis and historical documentation of international drama. Refereed, immaculately printed and illustrated . . . . The subject coverage ranges from the London season of 1883 to the influence of David Belasco on Eugene O’Neill.”—CHOICE

“International in scope but with an emphasis on American, British, and Continental theater, this fine academic journal includes seven to nine scholarly articles dealing with everything from Filipino theater during the Japanese occupation to numerous articles on Shakespearean production to American children’s theater. . . . an excellent addition for academic, university, and large public libraries.”—Magazines for Libraries, 6th Edition

Contents
List of Illustrations
In Memoriam: Vera Mowry Roberts (1913–2010) — Milly S. Barranger
Class Act(resses): How Depression-Era Stage Actresses Utilized Conflicting Gender Ideals to Benefit Their Community — Kelly Carolyn Gordon
Storytelling, Chiggers, and the Bible Belt: The Georgia Experiment as the Public Face of the Federal Theatre Project — Elizabeth Osborne
Shakespearean Celebrity in America: The Strange Performative Afterlife of George Frederick Cooke — Rick Bowers
Burns Mantle and the American Theatregoing Public — Dorothy Chansky
Weeki Wachee Girls and Buccaneer Boys: The Evolution of Mermaids, Gender, and “Man versus Nature” Tourism — Jennifer A. Kokai
Julia Marlowe’s Imogen: Modern Identity, Victorian Style — Patty S. Derrick
Heather S. Nathans, Slavery and Sentiment on the American Stage, 1787–1861: Lifting the Veil of Black — Reviewed by Rosemarie K. Bank
Kerry Powell, Acting Wilde: Victorian Sexuality, Theatre, and Oscar Wilde — Reviewed by Karen C. Blansfield
David Savran, Highbrow/Lowdown: Theater, Jazz, and the Makingof the New Middle Class — Reviewed by Dorothy Chansky
Irene G. Dash, Shakespeare and the Ameri can Musical — Reviewed by Tracey Elaine Chessum
Rakesh H. Solomon, Albee in Performance, and Anne Paolucci, Edward Albee (The Later Plays) — Reviewed by David A. Crespy
Judith Barlow, Women Writers of the Provincetown Players — Reviewed by Sherry Engle
Jin Jiang, Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth Century Shanghai — Reviewed by Kathy Foley
DeAnna M. Toten Beard, Sheldon Cheney’s “Theatre Arts Magazine”: Promoting a Modern Ameri can Theatre, 1916–1921 — Reviewed by Eileen Herrmann- Miller
Mark Cosdon, The Hanlon Brothers: From Daredevil Acrobatics to Spectacle Pantomime, 1833–1931 — Reviewed by Susan Kattwinkel
Michael Ragussis, Theatrical Nation: Jews and Other Outlandish Englishmen in Georgian Britain — Reviewed by Heather S. Nathans
Pamela Cobrin, From Winning the Vote to Directing on Broad way: The Emergence of Women on the New York Stage, 1880–1927 — Reviewed by Laura M. Nelson
Joseph Litvak, The Un-Americans: Jews, the Blacklist, and Stoolpigeon Culture — Reviewed by Brian Neve
John P. Harrington, ed., Irish Theatre in America: Essays on Irish Theatrical Diaspora — Reviewed by Nelson O’Ceallaigh Ritschel
Oscar Brockett, Margaret Mitchell, and Linda Hardberger, Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States — Reviewed by Van Santvoord
Mechele Leon, Molière, the French Revolution, and the Theatrical Afterlife — Reviewed by Michael Spingler
Marlis Schweitzer, When Broadway Was the Runway: Theater, Fashion, and American Culture — Reviewed by Monica Stufft
Catherine A. Schuler, Theatre and Identity in Imperial Russia — Reviewed by Ryan Tvedt
Scott L. Newstock and Ayanna Thompson, eds., Weyward Macbeth: Intersections of Race and Performance — Reviewed by Dan Venning
Paul Hammond, The Strangeness of Tragedy — Reviewed by Andrew W. White
Monica L. Miller, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity — Reviewed by James Wilson
Scott R. Irelan, Anne Fletcher, and Julie Felise Dubiner, The Processof Dramaturgy: A Handbook — Reviewed by Ronald J . Zank
Books Received
Contributors

Contributors
 
Rick Bowers is Professor of English at the University of Alberta, Canada. He has published many articles on Elizabethan literature and culture and is the author of Radical Comedy in Early Modern England (2008).
 
Dorothy Chansky is the author of Composing Ourselves: The Little Theatre Movement and the American Audience (2004) and is currently working on a book about domestic labor and food in American theatre. She is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas Tech University.
 
Patty S. Derrick is a Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh<n>Johnstown, where she teaches Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature. She is a coeditor of the New Variorum edition of Two Gentlemen of Verona and is writing a book on Julia Marlowe's Shakespearean portrayals and interpretations.

Kelly Carolyn Gordon is the Coordinator of Theatre Studies at Brevard College. She earned a Ph.D. in theatre history, with a certificate in women's studies, from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in directing from Emerson College. She has also studied at Piven Theatre Workshop, La Mama's International Symposium for Directors in Umbria, Italy, and is a trained mediator. Her writing has appeared in Lighting Dimensions, The Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, and the Dallas Morning News. She is the granddaughter of actor Eddie Bracken.
 
Jennifer A. Kokai is a lecturer at Texas State University. She received her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in December 2008. She is currently researching Aquarena Springs theme park, the United States' second underwater mermaid show and home of Ralphie the swimming pig.
 
Elizabeth Osborne is an Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies at Florida State University. She has presented her research at IFTR, ASTR, ATHE, ALA, Theatre Symposium, and MATC. Her work appears in Theatre Symposium, Theatre History Studies, and the Journal of American Drama and Theatre.
 

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