Circle Stock Theater: Touring American Small Towns, 1900-1960

by Landis K. Magunson and Landis K. Magnuson

Circle stock theater was based on the repertory companies that began to tour America after the Civil War; unlike their repertory brethren, circle stock troupes toured a regular circuit, usually consisting of six small towns situated roughly in a circle around a base community where the performers lived. Through interviews, written reminiscences of veteran circle stock performers, and extensive research, the history of this unique slice of Americana...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078640101X
• ISBN13: 9780786401017
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"