Includes bibliographical references (pages [486]-516) and indexes.
1. Pre-Columbian Performance -- 2. Theater in New Spain, the American Colonies, and New France -- 3. National Stages -- 4. Romantic Enactments: 1825-1870 -- 5. Tradition and Transformation: 1870-1900 -- 6. Entertainment and Art: 1900-1945 -- 7. Renewal and Experimentation: 1945 to the present