Theatre on the Frontier 1965 William B. Carson 2nd edition New Introduction

Theatre on the Frontier, 1965 by William B. Carson 2nd edition with a New Introduction is an Illustrated history of Theater in St. Louis and the Mississippi Valley. From 1814 to roughly mid-century. Carson traces the efforts of Noah Ludlow, Sol Smith and James Caldwell, three theater entrepreneurs of the MIssissippi Valley.

This copy is a second edition; the first edition was published by the University of Chicago Press in 1932. There are 16 illustrations in this text, one of them a loose page.

This is a basic reference text for the American theater and drama historian, enhanced by a thoughtful introduction and supported by careful documentation and an appendix listing  performances from 1815 through 1839.