Historic Photos of Broadway (eBook)

New York Theater 1850-1970

Leonard Jacobs (Text von)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008
266 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-61858-606-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The history of theater in New York is captured in the images of the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. From this valuable archive, author Leonard Jacobs spotlights the evolution of the worlds most storied dramatic community. Reaching from the 1850s to the recent past, these images give insight into the passion and character of the theaters, the performers, and the performances that have made Broadway the iconic cultural capital of theater. With hundreds of images, many never before published,Historic Photos of Broadwayprovides an intriguing look behind the scenes at the Booths and the Barrymores and every subject from the Alvin Theatre to the Ziegfeld Follies, giving those passionate about theater an irreplaceable glimpse into its humble beginnings and rise to greatness over the last two centuries.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.6.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Illustrationen: Billy Rose Theatre Division
• Zusatzinfo: b/w photographs
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: black-and-white photography • broadway NYC • Coffee Table Book • historic images • historic New York City • Historic Photos of Broadway • Historic Photos series • Local History • New York Theater • NYC • performing arts history • perfroming arts • pictorial history • Theater
• ISBN-10: 1-61858-606-8 / 1618586068
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61858-606-3 / 9781618586063