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The Pekin

The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater

The Pekin( )
Author: Bauman, Thomas
Series title:New Black Studies Ser.
ISBN:978-0-252-03836-5
Publication Date:May 2014
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $124.00
Book Description:

In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Theater in Chicago. Dubbed the ''Temple of Music,'' the Pekin became one of the country's most prestigious African American cultural institutions, renowned for its all-black stock company and school for actors, an orchestra able to play ragtime and opera with equal ......

Book Details
Pages:264
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / Regional & National
Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 2.54 cm
Book Weight:0.666 Kilograms



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