Prologue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Prologue 1
5. Part I. The Background
6. 1. The English Traveler's View of American Life and Theatre 11
7. 2. America's Self-Examination: A Changing Culture, the Stage, and a New Audience 28
8. 3. The Yankee as a Symbol of American Life 41
9. 4. Actor Inspiration: Charles Mathews and Satire on America 60
10. Part II. Borrowing and Innovation
11. 5. James H. Hackett: The First Native Yankee in London 81
12. 6. Hackett Learns the Trade, 1828-1832 101
13. 7. Hackett's Second London Tour, 1832-1833 124
14. 8. Hackett Expands the Repertoire 138
15. Part 3. Flowering and Climax
16. 9. Yankee Hill: From Storyteller to Stock Actor to Star 155
17. 10. Hill's Search for Individuality: Building the Repertoire 168
18. 11. Yankee Hill in London 189
19. 12. After London: Hill's Success and Decline 202
20. Part 4. Change and Decline
21. 13. Dan Marble and the Western Hybrid 221
22. 14. Joshua Silsbee: A "Go-Ahead" American 240
23. Epilogue 255
24. Appendixes 265
25. Bibliography And Index 279