Author: William Paul GerhardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fires
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Theatre Fires and Panics: Their Causes and Prevention
Author: William Paul GerhardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fires
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Fire Prevention and Fire Protection as Applied to Building Construction
Author: Joseph Kendall FreitagPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building, Fireproof
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
The Richmond Theater Fire
Author: Meredith Henne BakerPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080714374X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
On the day after Christmas in 1811, the state of Virginia lost its governor and almost one hundred citizens in a devastating nighttime fire that consumed a Richmond playhouse. During the second act of a melodramatic tale of bandits, ghosts, and murder, a small fire kindled behind the backdrop. Within minutes, it raced to the ceiling timbers and enveloped the audience in flames. The tragic Richmond Theater fire would inspire a national commemoration and become its generation's defining disaster. A vibrant and bustling city, Richmond was synonymous with horse races, gambling, and frivolity. The gruesome fire amplified the capital's reputation for vice and led to an upsurge in antitheater criticism that spread throughout the country and across the Atlantic. Clerics in both America and abroad urged national repentance and denounced the stage, a sentiment that nearly destroyed theatrical entertainment in Richmond for decades. Local churches, by contrast, experienced a rise in attendance and became increasingly evangelical. In The Richmond Theater Fire, the first book about the event and its aftermath, Meredith Henne Baker explores a forgotten catastrophe and its wide societal impact. The story of transformation comes alive through survivor accounts of slaves, actresses, ministers, and statesmen. Investigating private letters, diaries, and sermons, among other rare or unpublished documents, Baker views the event and its outcomes through the fascinating lenses of early nineteenth-century theater, architecture, and faith, and reveals a rich and vital untold story from America's past.
Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: Modern Baths and Bath Houses
Author: William Paul GerhardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bath
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Who's who in America
Author: John William LeonardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 3490
Book Description
Vols. 28-30 accompanied by separately published parts with title: Indices and necrology.
Catalogue of the Minneapolis Public Library
Author: Minneapolis Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
Persecution, Plague, and Fire
Author: Ellen MacKayPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226500195
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The theatre of early modern England was a disastrous affair. What we tend to remember of the Shakespearean stage and its history are landmark moments of dissolution. This title is a study of these catastrophes and the theory of performance they convey.
Class List
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Theatres
Author: William Paul GerhardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theaters
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description