Theatre on the American Frontier Ralph S. Freese Let Marco Polo show you

Let Marco Polo show you all that the Lisbon has to offer

one-armed explorer of the Grand Canyon

toward the end of the war

and the redemptive days of Montgomery and Memphis

building an institutional culture of care

Theatre on the American Frontier Ralph S. Freese Let Marco Polo show youFor two centuries, nearly all historical accounts of American theatre have focused on New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. As a result, the story of theatre on the frontier consists primarily of regional studies with limited scope. Thomas A. Bogar's Theatre on the American Frontier provides an overdue, balanced treatment of the accomplishments of the troupes working in the trans Appalachian West. From its origins in late eighteenth century Pittsburgh,