{"product_id":"music-hall-j-dennis-robinson-9781938394348","title":"Music Hall: How a City Built a Theater and a Theater Shaped a City","description":"This fully researched, color illustrated history traces the cultural development of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from the arrival of its first settlers. The Music Hall was built in 1878 and expanded by \"ale tycoon\" Frank Jones in 1901. Within these brick walls generations have watched America evolve from minstrel shows to musicals and Hollywood blockbusters, from animal acts to symphony orchestras, and from vaudeville to TEDx talks. Shuttered and decaying during World War II, New Hampshire's vintage venue went on the auction block in 1945. It served as a movie house for the next four decades. Saved from demolition by a grassroots team of volunteers in the 1980s and gradually restored to its Victorian splendor, it has been pivotal in revitalizing the city's downtown. Signature programs like the \"Telluride by the Sea Film Festival\" and \"Writers on a New England Stage\" put this historic theater on the national map. A must-read for anyone who cherishes the performing arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Dennis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938394348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938394348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Life Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020","brand":"J. Dennis Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940982358271,"sku":"9781938394348","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2b4e7421-afea-4449-903c-261fb0ded59e.jpg?v=1681450244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/music-hall-j-dennis-robinson-9781938394348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}