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Documentation for approximately three hundred shows, from A Trip to Coontown (1898) to 1981's Dreamgirls, is provided in part I. The Dictionary concludes with a chronology of all shows included in the text, a discography of black shows, and a selected bibliography of studies related to black theatre history and criticism.



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CONTENTSPrefaceixIntroduction: A Brief History of the Black TheatrexiiiPart I:The Shows1Part II:Personalities and Organizations183Appendix I:A Chronology of the Black Theatre267Appendix II:A Discography of the Black Theatre279Selected Bibliography281Name Index289Play and Film Index326Song Index338Notes on Contributors357

Dictionary of the Black Theatre

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury USA 3pl
      Publication Date: 11/16/1983 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780313225611, 978-0313225611
      ISBN10: 0313225613

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Documentation for approximately three hundred shows, from A Trip to Coontown (1898) to 1981's Dreamgirls, is provided in part I. The Dictionary concludes with a chronology of all shows included in the text, a discography of black shows, and a selected bibliography of studies related to black theatre history and criticism.



      Table of Contents
      CONTENTSPrefaceixIntroduction: A Brief History of the Black TheatrexiiiPart I:The Shows1Part II:Personalities and Organizations183Appendix I:A Chronology of the Black Theatre267Appendix II:A Discography of the Black Theatre279Selected Bibliography281Name Index289Play and Film Index326Song Index338Notes on Contributors357

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