The Gilded Stage: New York Theater in the late l9th Century

The Gilded Stage: New York Theater in the late l9th Century

Speaker: Alex Roe

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

6:30 p.m. Reception with the speaker follows immediately

From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The House of Mirth, popular American theater was melodrama. Plays during this period were performed in ornate theaters before diverse audiences and presented by such famed impresarios as Joseph Jefferson, Anna Morvath, P.T. Barnum, Rachel Crothers and David Belasco. Lecturer Alex Roe is an actor, writer, teacher, set designer and since 2001 the artistic director of the Metropolitan Playhouse, VSNY's 2014 awardee for performing arts.

LOCATION: Dominican Academy, 44 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065

ADMISSION: Free; no reservations required. Seating is limited and early arrival is recommended. The Victorian Society New York cannot guarantee seating after 6:30 p.m.

Image: Jonathan Horvath, Amanda Jones in The House of Mirth (1905) by Edith Wharton and Clyde Fitch. Photo by Jacob J. Goldberg