American Presidents Attend the Theatre

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American Presidents Attend the Theatre is written by Thomas A. Bogar and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476606803 (ISBN 10) and 9781476606804 (ISBN 13).

Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and long after that ill-fated night. In 1751, George Washington saw his first play, The London Merchant, during a visit to Barbados. John Quincy Adams published dramatic critiques. William McKinley avoided the theatre while in office, on professional as well as moral grounds. Richard Nixon met his wife at a community theatre audition. Surveying 255 years, this volume examines presidential theatre-going as it has reflected shifting popular tastes in America.