Historic Photos of Broadway

New York Theater 1850-1970

Leonard Jacobs, Billy Rose Theatre Division

• Publisher: Turner
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9781596523623
• eBook ISBN:
  9781618586063
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

The history of theater in New York is captured in the images of the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. From this valuable archive, author Leonard Jacobs spotlights the evolution of the world's most storied dramatic community. Reaching from the 1850s to the recent past, these images give insight into the passion and character of the theaters, the performers, and the performances that have made Broadway the iconic cultural capital of theater. With hundreds of images, many never before published, Historic Photos of Broadway provides an intriguing look behind the scenes at the Booths and the Barrymores and every subject from the Alvin Theatre to the Ziegfeld Follies, giving those passionate about theater an irreplaceable glimpse into its humble beginnings and rise to greatness over the last two centuries.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• A Note from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• PREFACE
• PRE- AND PROTO-BROADWAY - (1840–1870)
• THE FIN DE SIÈCLE APPROACHES - (1880–1910)
• TESTS, TRIALS, AND TRANSITIONS - (1910–1920)
• THE ROAR OF THE POSTWAR GREASEPAINT - (1920–1930)
• SING ME A SONG OF SOCIAL STUDIES - (1930–1940)
• A PAX AMERICANA ON YOUR HOUSES - (1940–1950)
• GOLDEN ERA, POST-BROADWAY, AND BEYOND - (1950–1970)
• NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX OF ACTORS, PLAYS, AND THEATERS