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American Theatrical Regulation, 1607-1900
George B. Bryan
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Description for American Theatrical Regulation, 1607-1900
Hardback. Analyzes the scope and nature of statutory and common-law American theatrical regulation. An introduction provides context as well as definitions of legal terms that appear throughout. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AN; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
The professional American theatre, like its British counterpart, has never been entirely free from legal restraint. For hundreds of years and for many reasons, the American government, like that of Great Britain, has exercised its police powers by passing statutes to control the theatre. Theatrical persons and property, moreover, have been subject to the principles of common law, as framed by immemorial custom and interpreted by the courts. The scope and nature of statutory and common-law American theatrical regulation are revealed in the three parts of this book. "A Conspectus of American Theatrical Legislation" details the relationship between English and ... Read more
The professional American theatre, like its British counterpart, has never been entirely free from legal restraint. For hundreds of years and for many reasons, the American government, like that of Great Britain, has exercised its police powers by passing statutes to control the theatre. Theatrical persons and property, moreover, have been subject to the principles of common law, as framed by immemorial custom and interpreted by the courts. The scope and nature of statutory and common-law American theatrical regulation are revealed in the three parts of this book. "A Conspectus of American Theatrical Legislation" details the relationship between English and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
Number of Pages
447
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810828254
SKU
V9780810828254
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99-15
About George B. Bryan
George B. Bryan (B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; M.R.E., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University) is a professor of theatre history and criticism and former director of the Center for Research on Vermont at the University of Vermont. The author of numerous articles and books, such as Stage Deaths: A Biographical Guide to International Theatrical Obituaries, 1850 to ... Read more
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