{"product_id":"theatres-of-value","title":"Theatres of Value","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the value of Shakespeare for theatrical businesspeople and audiences in nineteenth-century New York City.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatres of Value\u003c\/i\u003e explores the idea that buying and selling are performative acts and offers a paradigm for deeper study of these acts-\"the dramaturgy of value.\" Modeling this multifaceted approach, the book explores six case studies to show how and why Shakespeare had value for nineteenth-century New Yorkers. In considering William Brown's African Theater, P. T. Barnum's American Museum and Lecture Hall, Fanny Kemble's American reading career, the Booth family brand, the memorial statue of Shakespeare in Central Park, and an 1888 benefit performance of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e to theatrical impresario Lester Wallack, \u003ci\u003eTheatres of Value\u003c\/i\u003e traces a history of audience engagement with Shakespearean cultural capital and the myriad ways this engagement was leveraged by theatrical businesspeople.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54486545498456,"sku":"9781438498331","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781438498331_54bedb87-d8ec-4773-96b7-e8e7e3683d69.jpg?v=1777903259","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/theatres-of-value","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}