附註:103年科技部補助人文及社會科學研究圖書設備計畫規劃主題:藝術學:全球化與劇場跨界
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Introduction -- Twisters, howlers, conflagrations, and cataracts : traveling through a hostile landscape / Sarah J. Blackstone -- The circus--entertainment for the masses : development and resourcefulness / LaVahn Hoh -- Hysterical historical fun : the last of the old-time tent shows / Dawn Larsen -- Yankee consternation in the Deep South : worshipping at the Altars of Steel / Elizabeth A Osborne -- Caught on the rails : the traveling black performer as prey / Barbara Lewis -- The role of William James Davis in the rise of the Chicago Touring Theatre / Jane Barnette -- The National Black Theatre Festival : a one-stop tour / J.K. Curry -- The black American's chitlin/gospel/urban show : Tyler Perry and the Madea plays / kb saine -- The Farmville Opera House, 1885-1911 / Bruce Speas.
