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Fisher (theater, Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro; Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Theater, 1930-2010) adds to this series with beneficial information on the American theater from its inception until 1880. The dictionary opens with a chronology spanning from 1538 to 1880, providing a framework for this period. Including brief biographical background along with some plot synopses, more than 1,000 short entries offer profiles of actors (Sarah Bernhardt in her debut, Edwin Booth, and Ira Aldridge), plays (Hazel Kirke, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Our A...Log In or Sign Up to Read More