How Long to Read The History of the Haverstock Tent Show

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of the Haverstock Tent Show?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read The History of the Haverstock Tent Show by Robert Lee Wyatt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Although rural America supported more than seven hundred tent repertoire groups during the first half of the twentieth century, little is known about the many players and companies that strolled the land to bring live entertainment to small towns. Thus, Robert Lee Wyatt s chronicle of a pioneer dramatic tent repertoire company is more than just a fascinating story; it is also a particularly significant piece of American theater history. Founded in Roosevelt, Oklahoma, in 1911 by Harvey (Haver) and Carlotta (Lotta) Haverstock, the Haverstock Tent Show proved to be one of the most enduring of these tent theater companiesand of family enterprises. Rolland Haverstock, the founders son, played leading-man roles for thirty of the company s forty-three years, and Rolland s wife, Peggy, who joined the company in 1933, toured with the group until it dissolved in 1954. As Wyatt reports the life and work of this remarkable family of thespians, the schedule sounds gruelingat least one new town every week with a different three-act play for each night they worked a townbut apparently the Haverstocks and the actors who traveled with them loved their work. And they thoroughly enjoyed meeting new people in the towns along the route through rural Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois. Unlike many such companies, the Haverstocks made a point of fitting into the community, including going to church with their audiences on Sunday mornings. Wyatt was exceptionally fortunate in finding such willing and able subjects as he investigated the tent theater movement. Not only did Rolland and Peggy Haverstock spend hours regaling him with tales of the family touring company, but they also provided him with their own archival records. Through these two veteran players, Wyatt had access to family letters, Haver s memoirs and diaries, copies of scripts, route books, record books, and scrapbooks and photographs, some of which are included here. Wyatt supplemented this material with interviews with those who had worked with the Haverstocks or who had known the company by reputation."

How long is The History of the Haverstock Tent Show?

The History of the Haverstock Tent Show by Robert Lee Wyatt is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of the Haverstock Tent Show Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read The History of the Haverstock Tent Show aloud.

What Reading Level is The History of the Haverstock Tent Show?

The History of the Haverstock Tent Show is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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