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Representative rather than comprehensive, this highly readable volume charts the progress of American theater between 17871911, with a chronological selection of 16 of the best works from that period. Included are:Charles the Second(1824);Fashion(1845);Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852);The Count of Monte Cristo(1883);The Mouse-Trap(1889); more. Background essay.Gassner, John is the author of 'Best Plays of the Early American Theatre 1787-1911', published 2000 under ISBN 9780486410982 and ISBN 0486410986.
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