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Long Before 'Hamilton' Brouhaha, Theater Was Anything but Polite by Elizabeth Maddock Dillon

Attending the theater before 1850 or so in the United States was far more akin to attending a football game today than to attending contemporary theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:36pm on November 22, 2016 ☆ ⚑

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