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Macbeth in Harlem : Black Theater in America from the Beginning to Raisin in the Sun / Clifford Mason.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (248 p.) : 35 b&w imagesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781978810020
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 792.089/96073 23
LOC classification:
  • PN2270.A35 M37 2020
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Beginning -- 2. The Long Night of the Nineteenth Century -- 3. New Beginnings for a New Century: 1890–1920 -- 4. The Twenties: Roaring—a Precursor -- 5. The “Voodoo” Macbeth and the Famished Dawn -- 6. Paul Robeson and the Fifties -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: In 1936 Orson Welles directed a celebrated all-black production of Macbeth that was hailed as a breakthrough for African Americans in the theater. For over a century, black performers had fought for the right to perform on the American stage, going all the way back to an 1820s Shakespearean troupe that performed Richard III, Othello, and Macbeth, without relying on white patronage. "Macbeth" in Harlem tells the story of these actors and their fellow black theatrical artists, from the early nineteenth century to the dawn of the civil rights era. For the first time we see how African American performers fought to carve out a space for authentic black voices onstage, at a time when blockbuster plays like Uncle Tom’s Cabin and The Octoroon trafficked in cheap stereotypes. Though the Harlem Renaissance brought an influx of talented black writers and directors to the forefront of the American stage, they still struggled to gain recognition from an indifferent critical press. Above all, "Macbeth" in Harlem is a testament to black artistry thriving in the face of adversity. It chronicles how even as the endemic racism in American society and its theatrical establishment forced black performers to abase themselves for white audiences’ amusement, African Americans overcame those obstacles to enrich the nation’s theater in countless ways.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Beginning -- 2. The Long Night of the Nineteenth Century -- 3. New Beginnings for a New Century: 1890–1920 -- 4. The Twenties: Roaring—a Precursor -- 5. The “Voodoo” Macbeth and the Famished Dawn -- 6. Paul Robeson and the Fifties -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

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In 1936 Orson Welles directed a celebrated all-black production of Macbeth that was hailed as a breakthrough for African Americans in the theater. For over a century, black performers had fought for the right to perform on the American stage, going all the way back to an 1820s Shakespearean troupe that performed Richard III, Othello, and Macbeth, without relying on white patronage. "Macbeth" in Harlem tells the story of these actors and their fellow black theatrical artists, from the early nineteenth century to the dawn of the civil rights era. For the first time we see how African American performers fought to carve out a space for authentic black voices onstage, at a time when blockbuster plays like Uncle Tom’s Cabin and The Octoroon trafficked in cheap stereotypes. Though the Harlem Renaissance brought an influx of talented black writers and directors to the forefront of the American stage, they still struggled to gain recognition from an indifferent critical press. Above all, "Macbeth" in Harlem is a testament to black artistry thriving in the face of adversity. It chronicles how even as the endemic racism in American society and its theatrical establishment forced black performers to abase themselves for white audiences’ amusement, African Americans overcame those obstacles to enrich the nation’s theater in countless ways.

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In English.

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