The Conquest of Canada; or the Siege of Quebec

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. Thematic Table Of Contents x
4. Foreword xiv
5. Acknowledgements xvi
6. Introduction: Documenting And Debating Performance In Canada xviii
7. 1. The Theatre of Neptune
8. The Theatre of Neptune (1606) 1
9. The Theatre of Neptune in New France 8
10. 2. The Conquest of Canada; or the Siege of Quebec (1766)
11. The Conquest of Canada; or the Siege of Quebec (1766) 17
12. The Conquest of Canada; or the Siege of Quebec 22
13. 3. Acadius, or Love in a Calm (1774)
14. Acadius, or Love in a Calm (1774) 37
15. Acadius, or Love in a Calm (By Anonymous) 43
16. 4. Early Quebec Circus (1797–1950s) 51
17. 5. Petitions against Performances of “Jim Crow” (1840–1843)
18. Petitions against Performances of “Jim Crow” (1840–1843) 61
19. Transcripts of Petitions 70
20. 6. Shipboard Performances (1851)
21. Shipboard Performances (1851) 73
22. Excerpts from Shipboard Performances 81
23. 7. Canadian Fancy Dress Balls (1876–1898) 89
24. 8. The Sweet Girl Graduate (1882)
25. The Sweet Girl Graduate (1882) 99
26. The Sweet Girl Graduate 105
27. 9. A Red Girl’s Reasoning (1892)
28. A Red Girl’s Reasoning (1892) 119
29. A Red Girl’s Reasoning 129
30. 10. Walker Theatre, Winnipeg (1905–1907) 143
31. 11. Cantonese Theatre in Vancouver (1916–1936) 155
32. 12. The Man Who Went (1916)
33. The Man Who Went (1916) 167
34. The Man Who Went 173
35. 13. Little Theatre Scenography (1919–1937) 193
36. 14. The Wood Carver’s Wife (1919)
37. 14. The Wood Carver’s Wife (1919) 209
38. The Wood Carver’s Wife 216
39. 15. Evelyn Geary and the Uptown Girls (1922–1938) 231
40. 16. The IODE’s Historical Pageant (1927) 241
41. 17. Rocks (1932)
42. Rocks (1932) 251
43. 18. Unity (1933)
44. Unity (1933) 281
45. 19. Cocktail (1935)
46. 19. Cocktail (1935) 291
47. 20. The Winnipeg Ballet Club (1939) 345
48. 21. William Tell (ca. 1943–1945)
49. William Tell (ca. 1943–1945) 357
50. William Tell 363
51. 22. Gay/Queer and Trans Performances and Cultures in Toronto (1946–1965) 367
52. 23. The Good Life (1947)
53. The Good Life (1947) 379
54. The Good Life 385
55. 24. Hilda Morgan (1949)
56. Hilda Morgan (1949) 393
57. Hilda Morgan 398
58. 25. Christmas Mummering Plays in Newfoundland (1949)
59. Christmas Mummering Plays in Newfoundland (1949) 429
60. 26. A Dialogue on the State of the Theatre in Canada (1951)
61. A Dialogue on the State of the Theatre in Canada (1951) 445
62. A Dialogue on the State of the Theatre in Canada 451
63. 27. Tyrone Guthrie and the Festival Stage (1953) 471
64. 28. Zone (1953)
65. Zone (1953) 483
66. Zone 488
67. 29. How Now Black Man (1965–1970)
68. How Now Black Man (1965–1970) 549
69. How Now Black Man 555
70. 30. Theatre in the Canada Pavilion at Expo 67 (1967) 575
71. 31. Lament for Confederation (1967)
72. Lament for Confederation (1967) 589
73. Lament for Confederation 598
74. Previously Published Documents 599
75. Contributors 601
76. Index 607