Mel Atkey: 3 books
When We Both Got to Heaven
James Atkey Among the Anishnabek at Colpoy's Bay
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2002
When We Both Got to Heaven places James Atkey (1805-1868) on the shores of Georgian Bay at the time of treaty negotiations between the First Nations people of the Saugeen, Nawash and Colpoy's Bay areas, and the Colonial government. A Methodist lay preacher, Atkey leaves the Isle of Wight and arrives...
Broadway North
The Dream of a Canadian Musical Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2006
Did you know that the idea behind the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes was first tried out in Toronto? That Canada produced the world’s longest-running annual revue? Few people realize the Canadian influences that are at the heart of American and British culture.
Author Mel Atkey’s research...
Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Theatre
Broadway North / Let's Go to The Grand! / Once Upon a Time in Paradise / Passion to Dance / Sky Train / Romancing the Bard / Stardust and Shadows
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
This special bundle contains seven books that detail Canada’s long and storied history in the performing arts. We learn about Canada’s early Hollywood celebrity movie stars; Canadians’ vast contributions to successful international stage musicals; the story of The Grand, a famous theatre in...