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American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief
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American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive Paperback - 2009

by Thomas A. Bogar


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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.

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  • Title American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive
  • Author Thomas A. Bogar
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 441
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2009-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780786442324 / 0786442328
  • Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.2 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008006201
  • Dewey Decimal Code 792.09

About the author

Thomas A. Bogar is a professor at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, a judge for Washington, D.C.'s Helen Hayes Theatre Awards, and a consultant for the American Council on Education. He has written numerous journal articles and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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