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Yankee theatre: the image of America on the stage, 1825-1850
Francis Hodge
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page vii)
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Prologue (page 3)
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Part I: The Background
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1. The English Traveler's View of American Life and Theatre (page 11)
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2. America's Self-Examination: A Changing Culture, the Stage, and a New Audience (page 28)
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3. The Yankee as a Symbol of American Life (page 41)
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4. Actor Inspiration: Charles Mathews and Satire on America (page 60)
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Part II: Borrowing and Innovation
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5. James H. Hackett: The First Native Yankee in London (page 81)
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6. Hackett Learns the Trade, 1828-1832 (page 101)
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7. Hackett's Second London Tour, 1832-1833 (page 124)
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8. Hackett Expands the Repertoire (page 138)
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Part III: Flowering and Climax
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9. Yankee Hill: From Storyteller to Stock Actor to Star (page 155)
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10. Hill's Search for Individuality: Building the Repertoire (page 168)
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11. Yankee Hill in London (page 189)
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12. After London: Hill's Success and Decline (page 202)
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Part IV: Change and Decline
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13. Dan Marble and the Western Hybrid (page 221)
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14. Joshua Silsbee: A "Go-Ahead" American (page 240)
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Epilogue (page 255)
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Appendixes
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A: A Note on Yankee-Theatre Stage Speech (page 267)
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B: David Humphreys' Glossary of Yankee Words (page 270)
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Bibliography A Note on Sources (page 273)
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Index (page 297)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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AL | 37.2 (May 1965): 214 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/2922999 |
ETJ | 18.1 (Mar. 1966): 81-82 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3205126 |
Citable Link
Published: c1964
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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