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Subject(s)

• African American theater—History—20th century [Browse]
• Theaters—United States—Directories [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Directories [Browse]

Summary note

African American theater buildings were theaters owned or managed by blacks or whites for an African American audience. Such theaters included nickelodeons, vaudeville houses, storefronts, opera houses and neighborhood movie theaters. Nearly 2,000 African American theater buildings existed in the 20th century, yet very little has been written about them. In this book the African American theater buildings from 1900 through 1955 are arranged by state, then by city, and then alphabetically under the name by which they were known. The street address, dates of operation, number of seats, architect, whether it was a member of TOBA (Theater Owners Booking Association), type of theater (nickelodeon, vaudeville, musical, drama or picture), alternate name(s), race and name of manager or owner, whether the audience was mixed, and the fate of the theater are given where known. Commentary by theater historians is also provided. Book jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Numbers of Theater Buildings
• Architects
• Owners and Managers
• African American Drive-in Theaters.

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ISBN

0786415290 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2003011177

OCLC

52269959

RCP

H - S

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