Circuit Chautauqua: From Rural Education to Popular Entertainment in Early Twentieth Century AmericaMcFarland, 1997 M01 1 - 232 pages An overview of the lyceum and of adult education in 19th century America is followed by an examination of the rise of the circuit chautauqua, or traveling education and entertainment shows, from its standardization and commercialization to the specific jobs involved. Its popularity during the 1920s is detailed as is its demise, brought on by the Great Depression and the rise of the film industry. |
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... 49 Pervasiveness of the Chautauqua Lecturer Musical Features Dramatic Arts 53 61 66 Children's Activities , Magicians , and Illusionists Circuit Chautauqua in Rural America 76 220 72 IV . COMING OF AGE : THE MOVEMENT INTO THE.
... 49 Pervasiveness of the Chautauqua Lecturer Musical Features Dramatic Arts 53 61 66 Children's Activities , Magicians , and Illusionists Circuit Chautauqua in Rural America 76 220 72 IV . COMING OF AGE : THE MOVEMENT INTO THE.
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... Lecture " Message " Begins to Lapse Shakespeare , Drama , and Readers The Versatility of the Music Ethnic Images ... Lectures Music and Patriotism Dramatic Arts The Junior Chautauqua The Nineteenth Amendment Chautauqua as a Gateway into ...
... Lecture " Message " Begins to Lapse Shakespeare , Drama , and Readers The Versatility of the Music Ethnic Images ... Lectures Music and Patriotism Dramatic Arts The Junior Chautauqua The Nineteenth Amendment Chautauqua as a Gateway into ...
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... Lecturer as Media Figure Chautauqua as a Stepping Stone : From Late Nineteenth- to Twentieth - Century Entertainment 190 191 195 The " Spirit " of Chautauqua 201 Life After Death 203 VIII . CIRCUIT CHAUTAUQUA AS AN AGENT OF SOCIAL ...
... Lecturer as Media Figure Chautauqua as a Stepping Stone : From Late Nineteenth- to Twentieth - Century Entertainment 190 191 195 The " Spirit " of Chautauqua 201 Life After Death 203 VIII . CIRCUIT CHAUTAUQUA AS AN AGENT OF SOCIAL ...
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Contents
Foreword by Robert A McCown | 3 |
ADULT EDUCATION IN NINETEENTHCENTURY AMERICA | 11 |
THE MOVEMENT TOWARD STANDARDIZATION | 27 |
Other Circuit Chautauqua Jobs | 38 |
Chautauqua Week and the Program | 45 |
Pervasiveness of the Chautauqua Lecturer | 53 |
Musical Features | 61 |
Childrens Activities Magicians and Illusionists | 72 |
Lectures | 117 |
Music and Patriotism | 125 |
Dramatic Arts | 134 |
The Junior Chautauqua | 140 |
FROM THE HAND | 146 |
THE JUBIlee Year and the Vestiges of HOPE | 178 |
CIRCUIT CHAUTAUQUA AS AN AGENT OF SOCIAL | 205 |
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