Uncle Tom's Cabin On The American Stage And Screen (palgrave Studies In Theatre And Performance History)

No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 7 List of Illustrations 8 Preface 10 1. Halfway between Sermon and Social Theory: The Mania for “Tom Mania” 17 2. “There is No Arguing with Pictures”: The Aiken/Howard Uncle Tom’s Cabin 44 3. “A Play to which No Apologist for Slavery Could Object”: The Conway/Kimball/Barnum Uncle Tom’s Cabin 86 4. “O’ It Was a Sight Worth Seeing”: Uncle Tom Hits the Road 122 5. Long Live Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the Twentieth Century 163 6. Uncle Tom in Middle Age: From a Stage Tradition to the Silver Screen 197 Epilogue: The Story that Won’t Stay Dead 238 Appendix: Famous Actors/Actresses Who Appeared in Uncle Tom’s Cabin 242 Notes 244 Bibliography 285 Index 305 Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Halfway between Sermon and Social Theory: The Mania for “Tom Mania”....Pages 1-27 “There is No Arguing with Pictures”: The Aiken/Howard Uncle Tom’s Cabin....Pages 29-70 “A Play to which No Apologist for Slavery Could Object”: The Conway/Kimball/Barnum Uncle Tom’s Cabin....Pages 71-106 “O’ It Was a Sight Worth Seeing”: Uncle Tom Hits the Road....Pages 107-147 Long Live Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the Twentieth Century....Pages 149-182 Uncle Tom in Middle Age: From a Stage Tradition to the Silver Screen....Pages 183-223 Epilogue: The Story that Won’t Stay Dead....Pages 225-228 Back Matter....Pages 229-308 "No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This booktraces the major dramatizations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through 'modern' versions on film. Frick examines the major productions, companies, and influential persons in the long, complex history of theatrical Toms, providing a broad overview of what has been labeled the 'Uncle Tom phenomenon.' Unlike previous studies about Uncle Tom's Cabin, Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history"--Provided by publisher