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- catalog abstract "On April 5, 1917, Three Plays for a Negro Theater by Ridgely Torrence opened at the Garden Theatre in New York City. This performance was a monumental event in American stage history. Not only was this the first dramatic production to portray African American life beyond the cliche, it was also the first production on Broadway to feature an all-black cast. The morning after the three plays were performed, newspapers were filled with praise for the cast, crew, and playwright. Despite such early critical acclaim, Three Plays for a Negro Theater closed before the end of the month and received little attention thereafter. Why was a nation, so fascinated with firsts, able to forget these black actors and this production so quickly? It is this question that Susan Curtis addresses in The First Black Actors on the Great White Way. Set against the backdrop of transforming theater conventions in the early 1900s and the war in 1917, this important study relates the stories of the actors, stage artists, critics, and many others - black and white - involved in this groudbreaking production. Curtis explores in great depth both the progress in race relations that led to this production and the multifaceted reasons for its quick demise.".
- catalog contributor b10895181.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259- 267) and index.".
- catalog description "On April 5, 1917, Three Plays for a Negro Theater by Ridgely Torrence opened at the Garden Theatre in New York City. This performance was a monumental event in American stage history. Not only was this the first dramatic production to portray African American life beyond the cliche, it was also the first production on Broadway to feature an all-black cast. The morning after the three plays were performed, newspapers were filled with praise for the cast, crew, and playwright. Despite such early critical acclaim, Three Plays for a Negro Theater closed before the end of the month and received little attention thereafter.".
- catalog description "Opening night and the morning after -- The road to Broadway -- White artists behind the scenes -- New movement, old prejudices -- The talk of the town -- Timing is everything -- Forgetting to remember.".
- catalog description "Why was a nation, so fascinated with firsts, able to forget these black actors and this production so quickly? It is this question that Susan Curtis addresses in The First Black Actors on the Great White Way. Set against the backdrop of transforming theater conventions in the early 1900s and the war in 1917, this important study relates the stories of the actors, stage artists, critics, and many others - black and white - involved in this groudbreaking production. Curtis explores in great depth both the progress in race relations that led to this production and the multifaceted reasons for its quick demise.".
- catalog extent "xix, 277 p. :".
- catalog identifier "082621195X (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "792/.028/089607471 21".
- catalog subject "African American actors Biography.".
- catalog subject "African American actors United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "African American theater New York (State) New York History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "PN2270.A35 C87 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Opening night and the morning after -- The road to Broadway -- White artists behind the scenes -- New movement, old prejudices -- The talk of the town -- Timing is everything -- Forgetting to remember.".
- catalog title "The first Black actors on the great white way / Susan Curtis.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".