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The Best of Times
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From the 1876 Centennial Exposition to the end of the 19th Century, Philadelphia's experienced a boom in theater construction. New plays, musicals, operettas and vaudeville shows constantly cycled in and out of the city to fill these theaters. By the 1890s, one newspaperman estimated that on average each of Philadelphia's one million people saw five shows a year! It was the best of times.
In this episode we do our best to describe this productive and significant, but mostly forgotten era of Philadelphia theater history.
Music in the episode is mostly from Evangeline; or, The Belle of Acadia an 1874 musical by Edward Rice.
To see and hear more of this show, as it was recently played and produced in Portland, Maine, see this playlist on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzxddX3RlZft3pSnqdMzU43l4emFzE6TR
A heartfelt thanks to Mr. Charles Kaufmann and the singers and orchestra of the Longfellow Chorus of Portland Maine, as well as the Charlotte Cushman Foundation of Philadelphia for their generous help, cooperation and support.
For images relating to the episode, and additional information see our website's blog post and bibliography, go here.
"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK is coming soon! It will only be in USA bookstores after November 30, 2024. But you can secure your copy NOW!
TO PRE-ORDER ON AMAZON: GO HERE
TO ORDER ON BROOKLINE BOOKS WEBSITE: GO HERE (Use the code 25PESC to save 25% at checkout!)
Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast
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Or, follow us on Mastodon: https://historians.social/@schmeterpitz
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast
© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved.
℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.
℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
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Manage episode 325909250 series 2899444
From the 1876 Centennial Exposition to the end of the 19th Century, Philadelphia's experienced a boom in theater construction. New plays, musicals, operettas and vaudeville shows constantly cycled in and out of the city to fill these theaters. By the 1890s, one newspaperman estimated that on average each of Philadelphia's one million people saw five shows a year! It was the best of times.
In this episode we do our best to describe this productive and significant, but mostly forgotten era of Philadelphia theater history.
Music in the episode is mostly from Evangeline; or, The Belle of Acadia an 1874 musical by Edward Rice.
To see and hear more of this show, as it was recently played and produced in Portland, Maine, see this playlist on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzxddX3RlZft3pSnqdMzU43l4emFzE6TR
A heartfelt thanks to Mr. Charles Kaufmann and the singers and orchestra of the Longfellow Chorus of Portland Maine, as well as the Charlotte Cushman Foundation of Philadelphia for their generous help, cooperation and support.
For images relating to the episode, and additional information see our website's blog post and bibliography, go here.
"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK is coming soon! It will only be in USA bookstores after November 30, 2024. But you can secure your copy NOW!
TO PRE-ORDER ON AMAZON: GO HERE
TO ORDER ON BROOKLINE BOOKS WEBSITE: GO HERE (Use the code 25PESC to save 25% at checkout!)
Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/
Or, follow us on Mastodon: https://historians.social/@schmeterpitz
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast
© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved.
℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.
℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
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