Father of the American Stage, 1775-1849
by
F. Arant Maginnes
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
This is the biography of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper, the first star of the American stage. Cooper was the chief transitional figure between the British and American stage and contributed greatly to the development of American theatre. For the 30 years after 1797, Cooper performed in the major cities and...