American presidents attend the theatre : the playgoing experiences of each chief executive / Thomas A. Bogar.

"Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and after that ill-fated night. This volume examines presidential theatre-going as it reflects shifting popular tastes in America. It provides a chron...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bogar, Thomas A., 1948-
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:	Presidents > United States > History > Miscellanea. Presidents > United States > Biography > Miscellanea. Presidents > United States > Social life and customs > Miscellanea. Theater audiences > United States > History > Miscellanea. Theater > United States > History > Miscellanea. Popular culture > United States > History > Miscellanea.
Genre:	Miscellanea. Biography
Physical Description:	viii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Variant Title:	American presidents attend the theater.
Format:	Book

Contents:

Washington (1751-1782)
The Adamses and Jefferson abroad (1778-1788)
Independence (1784-1799)
A new capital (1800-1817)
Good feelings, bad feelings (1817-1833)
The new national theatre (1834-1844)
Unquiet times (1845-1860)
Lincoln (1861-1863)
Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865)
Aftermath (1865-1874)
The gilded age (1874-1881)
A social White House (1881-1885)
Marriages (1885-1889)
The rise of realism (1889-1892)
The turn of the century (1893-1901)
TR (1901-1909)
Taft (1909-1910)
Offstage drama (1910-1913)
Vaudeville (1913-1915)
Enter Edith (1915-1917)
Victory (1918-1921)
Jazz (1921-1924)
Boom and bust (1924-1933)
Recovery (1933-1940)
Theatre of war (1941-1949)
Cold war theatre (1950-1961)
Camelot (1961-1964)
Protest (1965-1974)
Vicissitudes (1974-1980)
An actor in the White House (1981-1992)
Fundraisers and family (1993-2005).