Read Town Hall Tonight: Intimate Memories of the Grassroots Days of the American Theatre

Town Hall Tonight: Intimate Memories of the Grassroots Days of the American Theatre

Harlowe R. Hoyt

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Description:Every small town in America had a theater like the Concert Hall in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, owned by Harlowe Hoyt's grandfather. Across its stage paraded every type of entertainer from tight rope walkers to medicine men. Into its seats crowded a jubilant audience that hissed the villain, assisted the magician, and joined in singing "Angels Meet Me at the Crossroad."Barnstorming stock companies, complete with a soubrette to warble "The Pardon Came Too Late," appeared in lurid melodramas such as "East Lynne," "The Octoroon," and "The Ticket-of-Leave Man." Here, in lively detail, are full accounts of these astonishing tearjerkers and the people who played in them, with abundant quotations form the elaborate speeches uttered as villains were foiled and virtue triumphed.At Town Hall, P.T. Barnum lectured on "Temperance" and exhibited Tom Thumb. Hi Henry's Minstrels staged a grand parade through the streets, and that night everyone flocked to hear uproarious jokes and sing "I Fell Just as Happy as a Big Sunflower." Local groups used Town Hall for the production of such extravaganzas as "The Brownies in Fairyland," "Lily Bell, the Culprit Fay," and "Dollars and Sense, a Favorite Comedy in Four Acts." It was also the meeting place for the Travel Classes and Star Entertainment Courses through which the local citizens purchased culture.Town Hall was all things on all occasions--the scene of masquerades and impromptu dances, the local home for strolling sword swallowers, acrobats, clowns, and banjoists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Town Hall Tonight: Intimate Memories of the Grassroots Days of the American Theatre. To get started finding Town Hall Tonight: Intimate Memories of the Grassroots Days of the American Theatre, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 292

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Prentice-Hall

Release: 1955

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Description: Every small town in America had a theater like the Concert Hall in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, owned by Harlowe Hoyt's grandfather. Across its stage paraded every type of entertainer from tight rope walkers to medicine men. Into its seats crowded a jubilant audience that hissed the villain, assisted the magician, and joined in singing "Angels Meet Me at the Crossroad."Barnstorming stock companies, complete with a soubrette to warble "The Pardon Came Too Late," appeared in lurid melodramas such as "East Lynne," "The Octoroon," and "The Ticket-of-Leave Man." Here, in lively detail, are full accounts of these astonishing tearjerkers and the people who played in them, with abundant quotations form the elaborate speeches uttered as villains were foiled and virtue triumphed.At Town Hall, P.T. Barnum lectured on "Temperance" and exhibited Tom Thumb. Hi Henry's Minstrels staged a grand parade through the streets, and that night everyone flocked to hear uproarious jokes and sing "I Fell Just as Happy as a Big Sunflower." Local groups used Town Hall for the production of such extravaganzas as "The Brownies in Fairyland," "Lily Bell, the Culprit Fay," and "Dollars and Sense, a Favorite Comedy in Four Acts." It was also the meeting place for the Travel Classes and Star Entertainment Courses through which the local citizens purchased culture.Town Hall was all things on all occasions--the scene of masquerades and impromptu dances, the local home for strolling sword swallowers, acrobats, clowns, and banjoists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Town Hall Tonight: Intimate Memories of the Grassroots Days of the American Theatre. To get started finding Town Hall Tonight: Intimate Memories of the Grassroots Days of the American Theatre, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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