Roger E. Barrows

The Traveling Chautauqua

Caravans of Culture in Early 20th Century America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Before radio and sound movies, early 20th century performers and lecturers traveled the nation providing entertainment and education to Americans thirsty for culture. These ""chautauquas"" brought politicians, activists, scholars, musical ensembles and theatrical productions to remote communities. A conduit for global perspectives and progressive ideas, these gatherings introduced issues like equal suffrage, prohibition and pure food laws to rural America. This book explores an overlooked yet influential movement in U.S. history, capturing the vagaries of speakers' and performers' lives on the road and their reception by audiences. Excerpts from lectures and plays portray a vibrant circuit that in a single summer drew 20 million in more than 9,000 towns.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9781476677736
• ISBN-10: 1476677735
• Artikelnr.: 56791053

Autorenporträt

Roger E. Barrows has taught humanities at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida, for over two decades and has worked extensively with young people at Northeast Music Camp and the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Prologue 1.
Great American Road Trip 2.
Hyacinths for the Soul 3.
Song of the Open Road 4.
A Platform and a Passion 5.
That Old-Time Religion 6.
Heart to Heart 7.
This Is Business Epilogue Appendix A: "I Am What I Am" Appendix B: Chautauqua Towns on a Single Circuit, 1922 Appendix C: Summer Schedule for Two Circuits Appendix D: "What I Saw on the 1913 Redpath-Horner Chautauquas: As the Humorist Saw It," by Charles T. Griffey, of Rogers & Griffey, Entertainers Appendix E: "Seeing Texas and Oklahoma," by Father D. J. Cronin Appendix F: "You Are in This for Money," by J. R. Teagarden, Division Superintendent, Redpath-Horner System Appendix G: "Chautauqua," by Charles R. Taggart Appendix H: Chautauqua Plays Chapter Notes Bibliography Index