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In August 1821, William Brown, a free man of color and a retired ship's steward, opened a pleasure garden on Manhattan's West Side. It catered to black New Yorkers, who were barred admittance to whites-only venues offering drama, music, and refreshment. Over the following two years, Brown expanded his enterprises, founding a series of theaters that featured African Americans playing a range of roles unprecedented on the American stage and that drew increasingly integrated audiences.
Marvin McAllister explores Brown's pioneering career and places his theatrical experiments within the broader context of American social, political, and cultural history. He reveals how each of Brown's ventures--the African Grove, the Minor Theatre, the American Theatre, and the African Company--explicitly cultivated an intercultural, multiracial environment. He also investigates the negative white reactions, verbal and physical, that led to Brown's managerial retirement in 1823.
Brown left his mark on American theater by shaping the careers of his performers and creating new genres of performance. Beyond that legacy, says McAllister, this nearly forgotten theatrical innovator offered a blueprint for a truly inclusive national theater.
Synopsis:
McAllister offers a history of black theater pioneer William Brown's career and places his productions within the broader context of U.S. social, political, and cultural history.
Synopsis:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
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African American Studies
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New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
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New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
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New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
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New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
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New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
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New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
Subject:
New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
Subject:
New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
Subject:
New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
Subject:
New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
Subject:
New York; African Grove; Minor Theatre; American Theatre; African Company; whiteface minstrelsy; stage Europeans; blackface minstrelsy; James Hewlett; Miss. S. Welsh; Ira Aldridge; African American theatre; African American performance tradition; acting
White People Do Not Know How to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies and Gentlemen of Colour: William Brown's African and American Theater
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McAllister offers a history of black theater pioneer William Brown's career and places his productions within the broader context of U.S. social, political, and cultural history.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index.
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