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100	1		_aLevering, Marijean, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDetroit on Stage : _bThe Players Club, 1910-2005 / _cMarijean Levering.
264		1	_aDetroit : _bWayne State University Press, _c2017.
264		3	_aBaltimore, Md. : _bProject MUSE, _c2018
264		4	_c©2017.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aGreat Lakes books
500			_a29 black and white photographs.
500			_aThe publication of this volume in a freely accessible digital format has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation through their Humanities Open Book Program.
505	0		_aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Ancestry: Club and Theatre Movements That Produced The Players; 2. The Strolling Players: The Early Years, 1910-1929; 3. The Players during the Depression and World War II; 4. The Long Run: Postwar Prosperity; 5. The Long Run Ends: Changing America and Changing Players; 6. The Players Today; Conclusion; Appendix A: Players Timeline; Appendix B: Membership List; Appendix C: Famous Players; Notes; Index
506	0		_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aFounded in 1910, Detroit's Players Club is an all-male club devoted to the production of theater by members for other members' enjoyment. Called simply "The Players," members of the club design, direct, and act in the shows, including playing the female roles. In Detroit on Stage, Marijean Levering takes readers behind the scenes of the club's private "frolics" to explore the unique history of The Players, discover what traditions they still hold dear, and examine why they have survived relatively unscathed through changes that have shuttered older and more venerable institutions. The Players developed during a nationwide vogue for community and art theater and also as Detroit's auto elites were in the midst of forming new private clubs to add to their own sense of prestige. By the 1920s, The Players had built their own playhouse and established most of their significant traditions, including the monthly frolics, at which the members perform for each other. At the frolics, members in the audience would wear tuxedos and drink beer out of personalized mugs, customs that remain to this day. Prominent Detroiters have always been among the ranks of the Players, and several well-known auto industry figures were members from the beginning, including banker Henry B. Joy, Oldsmobile sales manager Roy D. Chapin, and Ford executives James Couzens and Edsel Ford. Over the decades that followed the club's founding, its membership and traditions have remained strong despite major world events that shook Detroit such as Prohibition, the Great Depression, and World War II. In looking at The Players of today, Levering explores the camaraderie and sense of history that has kept the club together and relatively unchanged throughout the years. She also examines the club's notable members and its unique place in Detroit history. Detroit on Stage places The Players club in the broader contexts of social clubs, explaining how these organizations originate and function. Readers interested in Detroit cultural history and theater studies will enjoy this rare glimpse inside a long-standing Detroit cultural institution
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
610	2	7	_aPlayers (Detroit, Mich.) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01667392
610	2	0	_aPlayers (Detroit, Mich.) _xHistory _y20th century.
650		7	_aTheater. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01149217
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE _xRegional Studies. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPERFORMING ARTS _xTheater _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPERFORMING ARTS _xTheater _xHistory & Criticism. _2bisacsh
650		6	_aTheâtre _zMichigan _zDetroit _xHistoire _y20e siecle.
650		0	_aTheater _zMichigan _zDetroit _xHistory _y20th century.
651		7	_aMichigan _zDetroit. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01205010
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
740	0		_aWayne State University Libraries Digital Collections.
710	2		_aProject Muse. _edistributor
830		0	_aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/56572/
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