All That Glittered: The Golden Age of Drama on Broadway, 1919-1959

by Ethan Mordden

Book Overview

From the late 1920s to late 1950s, the Broadway theatre was America's cultural epicenter. Television didn't exist and movies were novelties. Entertainment took the form of literature, music, and theatre. During this golden age of Broadway, actors and actresses became legends and starred in now classic plays. Laurence Olivier, Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontaine were names to remember, etching plays into memory as they brought the words of Tennessee Williams...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312338988
• ISBN13: 9780312338985
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"