Dictionary of the Black Theatre, 1983 Alllen Woll

Alan Woll's Dictionary of the Black Theatre, Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected Harlem Theatre,1983, is a reference guide to plays that are "by, about, with, for and related to blacks."

After a brief history of the Black Theatre the compiler lists:

Part I:  The shows, more than 300 from 1898 to 1981 ( pp. 3 to 181)
Part II: Personalities and Organizations (pp. 185 to 265)

Appendix I: A Chronology of the Black Theatre (pp. 269 to 277)
Appendix II: A Discography of the Black Theatre ((279 to 280)

Selected Bibliography:  Publishes Plays, Books Articles and Dissertations

                                      Name index, Play and Film index, Song index and Notes on            

                                       contributors

This hardback copy is in excellent condition, measures approximately 6 1/4 inches by 9 1/2 inches by 1 1/4 inches and has 359 pages.  First Edition.