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Opera Houses in Appalachia by William Faricy Condee |
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| Coal and Culture: Opera Houses
in Appalachia is a critical appreciation of the opera house in the
coal-mining region of Appalachia from the mid-1860s to the early 1930s.
Author William Faricy Condee demonstrates that these were multipurpose
facilities that were central to the life of their communities. In the era
before radio, movies, television, and malls, these buildings were essential.
They housed little, if any, opera, but were used for almost everything
else, including traveling theater, concerts, religious events, lectures,
commencements, boxing matches, benefits, union meetings, and—if the auditorium
had a flat floor—skating and basketball.
The only book on opera houses that stresses their cultural context, Condee’s unique study will interest cultural geographers, scholars of Appalachian studies, and all those who appreciate the gaudy diversity of the American scene. |
Coal And Culture Opera Houses in Appalachia by William Faricy Condee Ohio University Press, 2005 Order a copy. |
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