| American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive Contributor(s): Bogar, Thomas A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786442328 ISBN-13: 9780786442324 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincolns last night at Fords, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. As a young man in 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams understood theatre well enough to publish dramatic critiques. William McKinley, on the other hand, avoided theatrical performances while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Dwight Eisenhower used drama as a vehicle for political propaganda. Richard Nixon took a more personal view of theatre, having met his wife at a community theatre audition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 792.09 |
| LCCN: 2008006201 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.75 lbs) 441 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes in America. |