The Enchanted Years of the Stage: Kansas City at the Crossroads of American Theater, 1870-1930"Drawing on the recollections of renowned theater critic David Austin Latchaw and on newspaper archives of the era, Londre chronicles the "first golden age" of Kansas City theater, from the opening of the Coates Opera House in 1870 through the gradual decline of touring productions after World War I"--Provided by publisher. |
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Chapter 1Colonel and Mrs Coates Bring Culture to Cow Town | 32 |
Chapter 2When the Stars Shone on Kansas City | 63 |
Chapter 3Expositions Priests of PallasVariety Saloons and Tarnished Legitimacy | 107 |
Chapter 4The Idealist Who Refought the Civil War and the Stock Company Revival | 153 |
Chapter 5Our Mr Judah Beloved Coast to Coast | 190 |
Chapter 6Bigtime Vaudeville and Burlesque | 222 |
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Page 5 - In deference to the expressed wishes of many of the regular patrons of the Coates Opera House, including both men and women, the management respectfully asks that ladies remove their hats during performances in this theater.This request is not made in the spirit of a ruling, but as a favor, which, if granted, will bring equal benefits to all.