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American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive

American Presidents Attend the Theatre: The Playgoing Experiences of Each Chief Executive

Bogar, Thomas A.

Paperback

Presidents & Heads of StateGeneral United States HistoryTheater History

ISBN10: 0786442328
ISBN13: 9780786442324
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Sep 24 2009
Pages: 441
Weight: 1.75
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

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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