LEADER 02631nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910780368503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a979-88-908741-3-9 010 $a0-8078-6260-6 035 $a(CKB)111087027918654 035 $a(EBL)413353 035 $a(OCoLC)476237090 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271317 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954676 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271317 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10293572 035 $a(PQKB)11644590 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL413353 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10202608 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC413353 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027918654 100 $a20020926d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhite people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour$b[electronic resource] $eWilliam Brown's African & American theater /$fMarvin McAllister 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-5450-6 311 $a0-8078-2777-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix --Introduction 1 --1. -- Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color -- NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE -- 11 --2. -- Hung Be the Heavens with Black -- TOWARD A MINOR THEATER -- 39 --3. -- American Taste and Genius -- BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER -- 67 --4. -- Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack -- THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT -- 103 5. In Fear of His Opposition -- EURO-NEW YORK REACTS -- 131 --Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167 --Notes 185 -- Bibliography 213 -- Index 233. 330 $aAn exploration of the career of William Brown, a 19th-century free man of colour, who pioneered theatrical spaces for black New Yorkers, hitherto denied access to whites-only venues. The text explores these intercultural, multiracial environments and investigates negative white reactions. 606 $aAfrican American theater$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aAfrican American theater$xHistory 676 $a792/.089/9607307471 700 $aMcAllister$b Marvin Edward$f1969-$01470859 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780368503321 996 $aWhite people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour$93789794 997 $aUNINA