Old Gotham Theatricals
Author | : Thomas Picton |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780893704629 |
ISBN-13 | : 0893704628 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book Old Gotham Theatricals written by Thomas Picton and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These recollections of New York theatre life from the 1830s-1850s are selected from "Reminiscences of a Man About Town," a series of articles by Col. Tom Picton published in the New York Clipper between 1868-69. The impressions of the time are made vividly real from the actual experiences of the writer, who often mingled with the performers and directors. Complete with notes, index, and contemporaneous illustrations.