03744nam 2200625 450 991079723420332120230207221159.01-4766-0680-3(CKB)3710000000431993(EBL)2070518(SSID)ssj0001535130(PQKBManifestationID)11876141(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001535130(PQKBWorkID)11497301(PQKB)11470960(MiAaPQ)EBC2070518(EXLCZ)99371000000043199320150630h20092006 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican presidents attend the theatre the playgoing experiences of each chief executive /Thomas A. BogarJefferson, North Carolina :McFarland & Company, Inc.,2009.©20061 online resource (443 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7864-4232-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; 1. Washington (1751-1782); 2. The Adamses and Jefferson Abroad (1778-1788); 3. Independence (1784-1799); 4. A New Capital (1800-1817); 5. Good Feelings, Bad Feelings (1817-1833); 6. The New National Theatre (1834-1844); 7. Unquiet Times (1845-1860); 8. Lincoln (1861-1863); 9. Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865); 10. Aftermath (1865-1874); 11. The Gilded Age (1874-1881); 12. A Social White House (1881-1885); 13. Marriages (1885-1889); 14. The Rise of Realism (1889-1892); 15. The Turn of the Century (1893-1901); 16. TR (1901-1909)17. Taft (1909-1910)18. Offstage Drama (1910-1913); 19. Vaudeville (1913-1915); 20. Enter Edith (1915-1917); 21. Victory (1918-1921); 22. Jazz (1921-1924); 23. Boom and Bust (1924-1933); 24. Recovery (1933-1940); 25. Theatre of War (1941-1949); 26. Cold War Theatre (1950-1961); 27. Camelot (1961-1964); 28. Protest (1965-1974); 29. Vicissitudes (1974-1980); 30. An Actor in the White House (1981-1992); 31. Fundraisers and Family (1993-2005); Afterword; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; IndexNot every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes iAmerican presidents attend the theaterPresidentsUnited StatesHistoryMiscellaneaPresidentsUnited StatesBiographyMiscellaneaPresidentsUnited StatesSocial life and customsMiscellaneaTheater audiencesUnited StatesHistoryMiscellaneaTheaterUnited StatesHistoryMiscellaneaPopular cultureUnited StatesHistoryMiscellaneaPresidentsHistoryPresidentsPresidentsSocial life and customsTheater audiencesHistoryTheaterHistoryPopular cultureHistory792.09Bogar Thomas A.1948-1534045MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797234203321American presidents attend the theatre3781254UNINA