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03514aam a2200601 i 4500 001 903E048C246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150707010042 008 140923s2014 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014037547 020 $a 0786495340 (softcover : acid-free paper) 020 $a 9780786495344 (softcover : acid-free paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)891369417 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d CHVBK $d CDX $d OCLCF $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk-en $a e-uk-en 050 00 $a PR739.D48 $b L33 2014 082 00 $a 822/.9093556 $2 23 100 1 $a Lachman, Marvin, $e author. 245 14 $a The villainous stage : $b crime plays on Broadway and in the West End / $c Marvin Lachman. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2014] 300 $a vii, 254 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The preeminent dramatists and actors of the day wrote and performed in plays in which crime was a major plot element. This remains true today, especially with the longest-running shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 225) and index. 505 0 $a Early days -- Adaptations and sensation -- History and mystery on stage -- Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street on stage -- Series detectives and rogues -- Agatha Christie, playwright -- Crook plays -- The theatre of the mind -- Trial and error: courtrooms on stage -- The stage side of the triangle -- The spy who came onto the stage -- A funny thing happened on the way to the theatre -- Spoofing the mystery -- Social studies I: race, ethnicity, and religion -- Social studies II: criminal justice -- Whodunits -- Just in crime: the musical. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery plays, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a English drama $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery plays, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a American drama $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Theater $z New York $z New York $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Theater $z London $z London $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Crime in literature. 650 0 $a Detectives in literature. 650 7 $a Drama. $0 (DE-588)4012899-4 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Englisch. $0 (DE-588)4014777-0 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Kriminalgeschichte. $0 (DE-588)4165727-5 $2 gnd 650 7 $a AuffuÌhrung. $0 (DE-588)4143388-9 $2 gnd 650 7 $a American drama. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00806998 650 7 $a Crime in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00883038 650 7 $a Detective and mystery plays, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891455 650 7 $a Detective and mystery plays, English. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891458 650 7 $a Detectives in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891589 650 7 $a English drama. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910737 650 7 $a Theater. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01149217 651 7 $a England $z London. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204271 651 7 $a New York (State) $z New York. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204333 648 7 $a 1900 - 1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019023054.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826103348.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=903E048C246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search