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Tables of Contents for American Musical Theatre
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Prologue Origins to 1866
1
18
Act One Early Successes, 1866-1892
19
116
Opera Bouffe and Native Elements, 1866-1878
19
26
H. M. S. Pinafore and the Great Transformation, 1878-1892
45
90
Intermission Further British Influences and New Stirrings, 1892-1902
135
76
Act Two The Emergence of American Talent, 1902-1907
211
58
Intermission Viennese Operetta and the American Retreat, 1907-1914
269
74
Act Three The Birth of the Modern Musical, 1914-1921
343
66
Intermission The Cinderella Era, 1921-1924
409
28
Act Four The Golden Age of the American Musical, 1924-1937
437
118
Songwriters' Shows as Pure Entertainment, 1924-1929
437
65
Depression and ``Talkies''---Broadway's Answer, 1929-1937
502
53
Intermission Broadway's Response to the Swing Era, 1937-1942
555
28
Act Five The American Musical as a Conscious Art Form, 1942-1965
583
116
Americana Amid a New Seriousness, 1942-1951
584
50
Increasing Problems---Lowering Standards, 1951-1965
634
65
Intermission Exhaustion, 1965-1969
699
22
Act Six Full Circle?; or, Return of the Brits, 1969-1995
721
82
Startlingly New, Delightfully Old, 1969-1981
723
42
A Musical Trade Imbalance, 1981-1995
765
38
Epilogue Technological Spectacles, Retrospectives, and Revivals, 1995-?
803
83
Indexes
Shows and Sources
823
38
Songs
861
25
People
886