The villainous stage : crime plays on Broadway and in the West End / Marvin Lachman.
By: Lachman, Marvin [author.].
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BookPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]Copyright date: �2014Description: 1 online resource (265 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781476618753 (e-book).Subject(s): Detective and mystery plays, English -- History and criticism | English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Detective and mystery plays, American -- History and criticism | American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century | Crime in literature | Detectives in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 822/.9093556 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early days -- Adaptations and sensation -- History and mystery on stage -- Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street on stage -- Series detectives and rogues -- Agatha Christie, playwright -- Crook plays -- The theatre of the mind -- Trial and error: courtrooms on stage -- The stage side of the triangle -- The spy who came onto the stage -- A funny thing happened on the way to the theatre -- Spoofing the mystery -- Social studies I: race, ethnicity, and religion -- Social studies II: criminal justice -- Whodunits -- Just in crime: the musical.
"Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The preeminent dramatists and actors of the day wrote and performed in plays in which crime was a major plot element. This remains true today, especially with the longest-running shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd"-- Provided by publisher.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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