Federal Theatre, 1935-1939 : : Plays, Relief, and Politics / / Jane DeHart Mathews.
The WPA Theatre Project-conceived as a relief measure, a work program, and an artistic experiment-enjoyed a brief but lively existence. With skill and sensitivity Mrs. Mathews explores its turbulent history from its ambiguous origins in 1935 to its tragic demise in 1939. The book recreate: the atmos...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1967 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- I. The Chance of a Lifetime
- II. A Theatre Is Born
- III. Relevant Theatre in a Bureaucratic Framework
- IV. Regional Theatre in a Bureaucratic Framework
- V. Politics Versus Theatre: The Dies Committee Investigation
- VI. Politics Versus Theatre: Congress Kills Pinocchio
- VII. Art, Relief, and Politics: Conflicting Forces Examined
- Bibliography
- Index