The Pekin
The Rise and Fall of ChicagoâEUR(TM)s First Black-Owned Theater
In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Theater in Chicago. Dubbed the Temple of Music, the Pekin became one of the country's most prestigious African American cultural institutions, renowned for its all-black stock company and school for actors, an orchestra able to play ragtime and opera with equal brilliance, and a repertoire of original musical comedies.A missing chapter in African American theatrical history, Bauman's saga presents how Motts used his entrepreneurial acumen to create a successful black-owned enterprise. Concentrating on institutional history, Bauman explores the Pekin's philosophy of…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-252-09624-2
- EAN: 9780252096242
- Produktnummer: 20427814
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'217 KB
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