"Provocative and artfully argued"-- The Los Angeles Times . Tracing the early history of the operetta on the American stage, this lively book examines origins of the musical theater in America. Bordman examines the public response to the mid-nineteenth century importations, showing how Americans then attempted to create their own operettas. Full of details about the producers and stars of the nineteenth-century entertainment world, this book will inform and entertain.
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"Provocative and artfully argued"-- The Los Angeles Times . Tracing the early history of the operetta on the American stage, this lively book examines origins of the musical theater in America. Bordman examines the public response to the mid-nineteenth century importations, showing how Americans then attempted to create their own operettas. Full of details about the producers and stars of the nineteenth-century entertainment world, this book will inform and entertain.
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Add this copy of American Operetta: From H. M. S. Pinafore to Sweeney to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. light shelfwear, small closed tear to the dustjacket, no ownership marks, first printing. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 224 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Call numbers on label on spine of d/j which is mylar covered and glued to pastedowns, library name stamp on bottom page edges and on title page, pocket and discarded stamp and marked out bar code on front endpage. 206 pages.
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Like New. 1981 thus first Hardcover. near fine/VG price clipped DJ with small repair Free of any markings and no writing. For Additional Information or pictures, Please Inquire.
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Near Fine in Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall NEAR FINE tight, clean, unread hard cover with crisp corners, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Touches of foxing at text block edges. GOOD+ DJ in mylar has light age toning and minor bits of edge wear.
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