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02724aam a22004218i 4500 001 55586400DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 211209s2022 iau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021042873 020 $a 1609388453 020 $a 9781609388454 035 $a (OCoLC)1285918362 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PS338.D78 $b S58 2022 082 00 $a 812/.509 $2 23/eng/20220422 100 1 $a Shulman, Max, $d 1980- $e author. 245 14 $a The American pipe dream : $b performance of drug addiction, 1890-1940 / $c by Max Shulman. 263 $a 2205 264 1 $a Iowa City : $b University of Iowa Press, $c [2022]. 300 $a ix, 251 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 490 0 $a Studies in theatre history and culture 520 $a "The American Pipe Dream examines the representational history of addiction on the U.S. stage from 1890 to the start of the nation's involvement in the second World War in 1941. Through intensive archival work, textual and performance analysis, and by considering related literary, legislative, and medical histories, this work argues that performance was essential in the creation of the drug addict in the U.S. cultural imagination. Though little attention has been paid to the figure of the stage-addict, this conventionalized figure was a major presence in U.S. popular entertainment through the Progressive Era into the Roaring Twenties, and through the Great Depression. The aim of this study is to trace this complex history, establish the stage-addict's place in U.S. theatre studies, and, by doing so, provide a new lens for examining the history of drug addiction and drug use in the U.S"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: the gateway -- Den dramas -- Dope doctors -- Criminal addictions -- The comic dope fiend -- Jive -- Opiated genius -- Epilogue: Looking back at a Long day's journey. 650 0 $a Drug addiction in literature. 650 0 $a American drama $y 19th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a American drama $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Theater and society $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Theater and society $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Performing arts $x History $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Performing arts $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 710 2 $a University of Iowa Press, $e donor. $e donor. $5 IaU 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117031510.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=55586400DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search