The Drunkard 's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama

The Drunkard 's Directions: Mapping Urban Space in the Antebellum Temperance Drama

William H. Smith's (premiering in 1844) broke attendance records at Moses Kimball's Boston Museum and P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York. Portraying the ills of intemperance, the melodrama also foregrounded thrilling scenes of local urbanity to inspire middle-class tourists to...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England quarterly 2014-06, Vol.87 (2), p.252-291
1. Verfasser: D'Alessandro, Michael
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:William H. Smith's (premiering in 1844) broke attendance records at Moses Kimball's Boston Museum and P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York. Portraying the ills of intemperance, the melodrama also foregrounded thrilling scenes of local urbanity to inspire middle-class tourists to navigate convoluted and potentially dangerous city streets.
ISSN:0028-4866
1937-2213
DOI:10.1162/TNEQ_a_00369