Description: This book examines the concert saloon from the American Civil War to the early twentieth century.
Brief description: Brooks McNamara is Professor of Performance Studies, Emeritus, in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and Director, Emeritus of the Shubert Archive. He is a specialist in the history of popular entertainment and has published widely in the area including The American Playhouse in the Eighteenth Century and in, among others, American Popular Entertainments, as editor.
Review Quotes: "...a convincing interpretation of performance history. [McNamara] has nudged the field of performance studies to consider the interdependence of entertainment and economics in ways that have compelling implications for American history...makes a welcome addition to popular culture and theatre history fields alike." Jane Barnette, Bowling Green State University, Theatre Journal