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Harvey, Anne-Charlotte Hanes – 1980
The Swedish ethnic theatre in the United States flourished and provided a vigorous cultural expression among Swedish immigrants for over five decades beginning in San Francisco in 1863. Swedes in Chicago alone produced between 9 and 24 plays per season from 1888 to 1915. All over the United States, Swedish settlements had their own Swedish…
Descriptors: Acting, Cultural Activities, Drama, Ethnic Groups
Peterson, Bernard L., Jr. – Crisis, 1979
In this chronology of the work of Owen Dodson, former chairman of the Department of Drama at Howard University, a biographical portrait and a listing of his many literary works is provided. (RLV)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Black Literature, Blacks, Drama
Peer reviewedSchwartz, Dorothy T.; Bedard, Roger L. – Children's Theatre Review, 1984
Reviews the 40-year history of an association dedicated to the growth and development of children's theatre and child drama in the U.S. and abroad. (PD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Creative Dramatics, Drama
Peer reviewedBoring, Phyllis Zatlin – Theatre Journal, 1980
Discusses the effect on Spanish theatre of the abolition of censorship and repression following the death of Generalisimo Franco in 1975. Examines how the plays written and produced since that time reflect a sense of euphoria followed by disillusionment and doubt characteristic of the post-Franco society. (JMF)
Descriptors: Audiences, Censorship, Drama, Foreign Countries
Campbell, C. W. – 1979
Although Will Rogers often described himself as "just a cowboy with a lot of luck," he was more than that. At one time or another he was a vaudeville entertainer, film star, world traveler, author, columnist, and after-dinner speaker. The most beloved figure of his time, this famous humorist was also part Cherokee Indian. Rogers was born…
Descriptors: Acting, American Indians, Authors, Biographies
Download full textWard, Winifred – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
Creative drama, as a language art, has been a part of the elementary school curriculum for a number of years. Community organizations also have long been concerned with offering children rewarding experiences in creative dramatics, and many have pioneered in the establishment of children's theaters. Because of the relatively small percentage of…
Descriptors: Drama, Dramatics, Theater Arts, Elementary Schools
PDF pending restorationTurosienski, Severin K. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1937
This study of Poland's Institutions of Higher Education is one of a series undertaken at the request of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars. Other publications completed and now available in the series relate to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. While care has been taken to include in it the data that the Collegiate Registrars need about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Fine Arts, Political Science, Foreign Countries
