附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color: Noah's African Grove -- Hung Be the Heavens with Black: Toward a Minor Theater -- American Taste and Genius: Building an American Theater -- Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack: The African Company's Balancing Act -- In Fear of His Opposition: Euro-New York Reacts -- Conclusion: To Be, or Not to Be -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
摘要:An exploration of the career of William Brown, a 19th-century free man of colour, who pioneered theatrical spaces for black New Yorkers, hitherto denied access to whites-only venues. The text explores these intercultural, multiracial environments and investigates negative white reactions.
