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Local glories : opera houses on main street, where art and community meet / Ann Satterthwaite.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199392551
  • 0199392552
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Local gloriesDDC classification:
  • 792.0973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN2226 .S28 2016eb
Other classification:
  • HIS036000 | HIS054000 | HIS036010
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Local Glories; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Part One A Heady Time: Thousands of Opera Houses; 1 Signs of Civilization; 2 A Time of Change; 3 Culture and the Public; Part Two On Stage: Performances, Performers, and Patrons; 4 Early Struggles; 5 Theater Thrives; 6 Celebrities and Stars; 7 Other Entertainments and Enlightenments; 8 Music and Opera; 9 What the Public Wants; Part Three In Town: Public Halls and Public Roles; 10 Business Connections; 11 Public Places and Civic Events; 12 Challenges; 13 Immigrants; 14 Symbols of Pride.
Part Four Born Again: Revived Opera Houses and Their Communities15 The Phoenix Rises; 16 Successes; 17 Engines for Regeneration; 18 Like Family; 19 Connecting Again; Afterword; Appendix: A Listing of Extant Opera Houses by State; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary: "This book explores the creative, social, and communal roles of thousands of "opera houses" that appeared in towns in the late 1800s and flourished with an astounding array of cultural performances and public activities until the advent of movies. Now, these entertainment halls are now coming back to life as theaters and art centers, as people become increasingly aware of their potential for historic preservation and cultural activities"-- Provided by publisher.
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"This book explores the creative, social, and communal roles of thousands of "opera houses" that appeared in towns in the late 1800s and flourished with an astounding array of cultural performances and public activities until the advent of movies. Now, these entertainment halls are now coming back to life as theaters and art centers, as people become increasingly aware of their potential for historic preservation and cultural activities"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Cover; Local Glories; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Part One A Heady Time: Thousands of Opera Houses; 1 Signs of Civilization; 2 A Time of Change; 3 Culture and the Public; Part Two On Stage: Performances, Performers, and Patrons; 4 Early Struggles; 5 Theater Thrives; 6 Celebrities and Stars; 7 Other Entertainments and Enlightenments; 8 Music and Opera; 9 What the Public Wants; Part Three In Town: Public Halls and Public Roles; 10 Business Connections; 11 Public Places and Civic Events; 12 Challenges; 13 Immigrants; 14 Symbols of Pride.

Part Four Born Again: Revived Opera Houses and Their Communities15 The Phoenix Rises; 16 Successes; 17 Engines for Regeneration; 18 Like Family; 19 Connecting Again; Afterword; Appendix: A Listing of Extant Opera Houses by State; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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