A collection of the complete scripts of 100 selected, previously unpublished plays by 19th-Century American playwrights. Volume 2 features William Dunlap's work, with "False Shame" and "Thirty Years."

Combining the history of playwriting and the development of acting, stagecraft and management, this edition includes recent developments in the realm of American theatre up to 1980. As in the first edition it features "imaginary visits" to the theatres of each era from Colonial times to the present-- from buying a ticket to attending the afterpiece and walking home.

Provides image and full-text online access to back issues. Consult the online table of contents for specific holdings.