TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bordman,Gerald Martin
TI  - American musical theatre: a chronicle 
SN  - 0195023560
AV  - ML 1711 B729a 1978
U1  - 782.8/1/0973 
PY  - 1978///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Musicals
KW  - United States
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Musicales
KW  - Historia y crítica
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Teatro musical
N1  - Includes indexes; 1. Origins to 1866 -- 2. Act one: early successes -- Scene one: Opera Bouffe and native elements, 1866-1878 -- Scene two: H.M.S. Pinafore and the great transformation, 1878-1892 -- 3. Intermission: further British influences and new stirrings, 1892-1902 -- 4. Act two: the emergence of American talent, 1902-1907 -- 5. Intermission: Viennese operetta and the American retreat, 1907-1914 -- 6. Act three: the birth of the modern musical, 1914-1921 -- 7. Intermission: the Cinderella era, 1921-1924 -- 8. Act four: the golden age of the American musical, 1924-1937 -- Scene one: songwriters' shows as pure entertainment, 1924-1929 -- Scene two: depression and "talkies": Broadway's answer, 1929-1937 -- 9. Intermission: Broadway's response to the swing era -- 10. Act five: the American musical as a conscious art form -- Scene one: Americana amid a new seriousness, 1942-1951 -- Scene two: increasing problems: lowering standards, 1951-1965
N2  - This reference book covers all the musical shows ever staged on Broadway. The paperback edition is updated to include the most recent seasons
ER  -