The Strand Theatre Fire: The 1941 Brockton Tragedy and the Fallen Thirteen, Hardcover - James E. Benson

Reducere. On March 10, 1941, at 12: 38 a.m., the Brockton Fire Department responded to Fire Alarm Box 1311, which was pulled for a fire at the Strand Theatre...

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The official seal of Brockton boldly proclaims education, industry, and progress as hallmarks of the city. These three attributes guided Brockton t...

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Almost 7, 000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Sho...

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A history of British theatre fires. Foreword by Matthew KellyPublisher: Headfield PublishingAuthor(s): Rodney HardcastleNumber of pages: 295Publica...

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Innovating the Design Process: A Theatre Design Journey explores the process of designing for theatre and details how each part of a designer's own...

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Reducere. On Saturday night, November 28, 1942, Boston suffered its worst disaster ever. At the city's premier nightspot, the Cocoanut Grove, the largest nig...

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Aotearoa New Zealand primarily focus on examples of New Zealand theatrical work toured and performed internationally under the accelerated globalis...

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Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The play has unt...

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The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee--a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and ...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): James OlmIllustration(s): 24 bw illusNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 310...

E. F. Benson's beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverin...

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