Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1.
Late-Night Pleasure Garden for People of Color
NOAH'S AFRICAN GROVE
11
2.
Hung Be the Heavens with Black
TOWARD A MINOR THEATER
39
3.
American Taste and Genius
BUILDING AN AMERICAN THEATER
67
4.
Tom and Jerry Meets Three-Fingered Jack
THE AFRICAN COMPANY'S BALANCING ACT
103 5. In Fear of His Opposition
EURO-NEW YORK REACTS
131
Conclusion: To Be-or Not to Be 167
Notes 185
Bibliography 213
Index 233.