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A Century of Music Under the Stars: A History of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and Robin Hood Dell
By McCarthy, Jack & the Mann Center for the Performing Arts
- ISBN
- 9781439924334
- Publisher
- Temple Univ.
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Reviewed on November 1, 2025 | Arts & Humanities
Music historian McCarthy (In the Cradle of Industry and Liberty) traces the history of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Formally known as Robin Hood Dell, it was founded in 1930 as an outdoor concert amphitheater and served as the summer home for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Frederic Mann became the venue's director in 1941 and was beneficial to the organization's success for the next 40 years. In 1976, a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
