American Melodrama: Four Classic Plays
, by Gerould, DanielNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780933826212 | 0933826214
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/1982
These plays show a fascinating side of the American melodramatic imagination as it was nurtured in the social world of the nineteenth century, and later grew to be a dominant genre in the theatre, film, and television of today. Includes: The Poor of New York by Dion Boucicault, Uncle Tom's Cabin by George Aiken/Harriet Beecher Stowe, Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly, The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco.