This collection of essays explores how drama can teach political principles and entertain at the same time.Political commentary is possible through "variety" theatre, this volume contends. Compiled from the April 2000 Theatre Symposium held on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, this collection of essays presents a compelling mix of theoretical and practical viewpoints from a broad diversity of scholars from around the country.What...

The Church Becomes What the Church Sings!In the most basic sense, worship is the act of offering praise to God. But worship is a much more powerful act than we are often aware. It is nothing less than an opened floodgate, unleashing a supernatural flow between Heaven and Earth.For the first time, multiple generations of apostolic, prophetic, and warfare worship leaders join together to reveal the ways in which God is working through praise and worship today...

Variety entertainment dominated the popular recording industry's acoustic era (pre -1925), from its beginnings in the 1890s, when records were made on wax cylinders, right up to the beginning of the jazz age in the mid-1920s. From slapstick vaudeville routines and ethnic dialect skits to romantic ballads and dramatic recitations, sound recordings brought variety entertainment into the homes of millions of Americans. The following are three recordings from the era. The Arkansas Traveler, pe...

Lobo, Rag and Vixen, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1899, is an anthology of stories by Ernest Thompson Seton.The stories are about Lobo, a Wolf; Raggylug, a Rabbit; Vixen, The Springfield Fox; and Redruff, a Partridge.This edition of the book contains all of the 17 original illustrations, rejuvenated.Ernest Thompson Seton (August 14, 1860 – October 23, 1946) was a Scots-Canadian (and naturalized U.S. citizen) who became a noted author, wildlife artist, fou...

This is a collection of 108 tales of the outdoors, many centered around what Seton believed to be Native American lore. Some are very short, a paragraph in length. Seton also intended them to serve as a backdrop for the Woodcraft Indians, an organization for boys which he formed in 1902. Within a few years, Seton merged his the Woodcraft Indians first into the YMCA, and then into the Boy Scouts of America, which was founded by him and Daniel Carter Beard. You should not be surprised, there...