Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Note on Transliteration and Dates xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Urban Theatrical Landscape 12
8. 2. People’s Theater and Cultural Politics 39
9. 3. Censorship and Repertoire 88
10. 4. Theater, Temperance, and Popular Culture 131
11. 5. Workers’ Theater, Proletarian Culture, and Respectability 181
12. 6. The People at the Theater: Audience Reception 205
13. Conclusion 232
14. Epilogue 241
15. Appendix of Titles 249
16. Notes 255
17. Selected Bibliography 303
18. Index 327