Francis J Thompson

• Melodrama Unveiled

  Open Access•Francis J Thompson, David Grimsted•ARTICLE•American Quarterly•1969•Citada por: 8

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  David Grimsted's Melodrama Unveiled explores early American drama to try to understand why such severely limited plays were so popular for so long. Concerned with both the plays and the dramatic settings that gave them life, Grimsted offers us rich descriptions of the interaction of performers, audiences, critics, managers, and stage mechanics. Because these plays had to appeal immediately and directly to diverse audiences, they provide dramatic …

• American Theatre

  Open Access•Francis J Thompson, John Russell Brown et al.•ARTICLE•American Quarterly•1968

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• Melodrama Unveiled

  Open Access•Francis J Thompson, David Grimsted•ARTICLE•American Quarterly•1969•Citada por: 8

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  David Grimsted's Melodrama Unveiled explores early American drama to try to understand why such severely limited plays were so popular for so long. Concerned with both the plays and the dramatic settings that gave them life, Grimsted offers us rich descriptions of the interaction of performers, audiences, critics, managers, and stage mechanics. Because these plays had to appeal immediately and directly to diverse audiences, they provide dramatic …

• American Theatre

  Open Access•Francis J Thompson, John Russell Brown et al.•ARTICLE•American Quarterly•1968

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• Melodrama Unveiled

  Open Access•Francis J Thompson, David Grimsted•ARTICLE•American Quarterly•1969•Citada por: 8

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  David Grimsted's Melodrama Unveiled explores early American drama to try to understand why such severely limited plays were so popular for so long. Concerned with both the plays and the dramatic settings that gave them life, Grimsted offers us rich descriptions of the interaction of performers, audiences, critics, managers, and stage mechanics. Because these plays had to appeal immediately and directly to diverse audiences, they provide dramatic …

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