Ebook: American Presidents Attend the Theatre : The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive
Author: Thomas A. Bogar
- Tags: Theater audiences - United States - History
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- City: Jefferson, United States
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes in America.
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