All that glittered : the golden age of drama on Broadway, 1919-1959

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 or Eugene O'Neill to life. Joseph Cotton romanced Katherine Hepburn in Philip Barry's __The Philadelphia Story__while Laurette Taylor became__The Glass Menagerie's__Amanda Wingfield. Frederic March, Florence Eldridge, Jason Robards Jr. and Bradford Dillman showed us life among the ruins in__Long Day's Journey Into Night.__In__All That Glittered__, Ethan Mordden, long one of Broadway's best chroniclers, recreates the fascinating lost world of its golden age. Unlike Today, Broadway's Influence Reached Out Beyond Its Confines To Influence Culture Throughout The Fifty States. If You Were A Sophisticate (or Wanted To Be One), You Knew What Was Happening On Broadway. Ethan Mordden Re-creates This Lost World As Only He Can, Telling Us How Those Fifteen Square Blocks Of Manhattan Real Estate Became Every American's Touchstone For Sophistication, Intelligence, And Wit.--jacket. Lightnin' Has Struck! -- I'll Be All Right When I'm Acclimatized: Old Broadway -- The Rise Of Wisecrack Comedy -- Beauty That Springs From Knowledge: New Broadway -- Sophisticated -- The Celebrity Of Eccentricity -- Having Wonderful Time: The Popular Stage -- We Are Not Here To Rehearse Your Play: The Political Stage -- Woman And Man: Susan And God And The Iceman Cometh -- Dogs Are Sticking To The Sidewalks: The Early 1940s -- Olivier Versus Brando: The Late 1940s -- It's About This Doctor: A Streetcar Named Desire And The Crucible -- End Of The Empire: The Early 1950s -- My God, That Moon's Bright: Auntie Mame And The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs -- The Great Sebastians Make Their Last Visit: The Late 1950s. Ethan Mordden. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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 or Eugene O'Neill to life. Joseph Cotton romanced Katherine Hepburn in Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story while Laurette Taylor became The Glass Menagerie's Amanda Wingfield. Frederic March, Florence Eldridge, Jason Robards Jr. and Bradford Dillman showed us life among the ruins in Long Day's Journey Into Night. In All That Glittered, Ethan Mordden, long one of Broadway's best chroniclers, recreates the fascinating lost world of its golden age.

Fromthe late 1920s to late 1950s, the Broadway theatre was America's cultural epicenter. Televisiondidn't exist andmovies were novelties. Entertainment took the formof literature, music, andtheatre. During this golden age of Broadway, actors and actresses became legends and starred in now classic plays. Laurence Olivier, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were names to remember, etching playsinto memoryas they brought the words of Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill to life. Joseph Cotton romanced Katharine Hepburn in Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story whileLaurette Taylor became The Glass Menagerie's Amanda Wingfield. Fredric March,Florence Eldridge,Jason Robards Jr. and Bradford Dillman showed us life among the ruins in Long Day's Journey Into Night. In All That Glittered , Ethan Mordden, long one ofBroadway's best chroniclers, recreatesthe fascinating lost world ofits golden age. A portrait of Broadway between the late 1920s and late 1950s evaluates the myriad forms of entertainment that marked the period, traces the evolution of specific shows, and describes the contributions of such figures as Laurence Olivier, Lynne Fontaine, and Tennessee Williams. By the author of One More Kiss. 25,000 first printing. From the late 1920s to late 1950s, the Broadway theatre was America's cultural epicenter. Entertainment took the form of literature, music, and theatre. During this golden age of Broadway, actors and actresses became legends and starred in those plays. This work looks at the golden age of drama on broadway, 1919-1959.