01988nam a2200337 a 4500 ebr10202608 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 020926s2003 ncu sb s001 0deng 2002015820 0807827770 (alk. paper) 0807854506 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)53932371 n-us-ny PN2270.A35 M39 2003eb 792/.089/9607307471 21 McAllister, Marvin Edward, 1969- White people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour [electronic resource] : William Brown's African & American theater / Marvin McAllister. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003. x, 239 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index. Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix --Introduction 1 --1. -- Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color -- NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE -- 11 --2. -- Hung Be the Heavens with Black -- TOWARD A MINOR THEATER -- 39 --3. -- American Taste and Genius -- BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER -- 67 --4. -- Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack -- THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT -- 103 5. In Fear of His Opposition -- EURO-NEW YORK REACTS -- 131 --Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167 --Notes 185 -- Bibliography 213 -- Index 233. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Brown, William Alexander. African American theater New York (State) New York History 19th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10202608 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 222276 222276