The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible

by Mark Dawidziak

Published in 1982, The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible tells the colorful history of a remarkable American cultural institution. Opened by native Virginian Robert Porterfield in 1933, the Barter Theatre offered the people of Abingdon, Virginia, and the surrounding area entertainment and a much-needed escape from their Depression-era working lives. It became the State Theatre of Virginia in 1946 and it is where the likes of Gregory Peck,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469638134
• ISBN13: 9781469638133
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Appalachian State University
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"