A history -- the first ever -- of the abundant traditions of German-American musical theater in New York, and a treasure trove of songs and information.

German American Theater and Society
Early Struggles, Operatic Beginnings, and the Development of the German Theater in New York City, 1840-1872
Musical Farce and Folk Play at the Germania Theater, 1872-1883
Ethnic Spaces: Theatrical Entertainments in German Beer Gardens and Concert Halls
An Orgy of Operetta: The Thalia and Amberg Theaters, 1879-1893
Drama on a Higher Plane: The Irving Place Theater, 1893-1918
German American Performers
The "Dutch" Act: German American Theatrical and Literary Representations
Philipp's Germania Theater Musical Comedies, 1893-1902
The German American Musical Abroad: Philipp in Berlin, 1903-1907
From Klein Deutschland to Broadway: Philipp's Works, 1907-1914
Divided Loyalties: World War I and Its Aftermath
The Decline of the German American Stage in the 1920s and 1930s
Appendixes
Archives and Collections Consulted
Key to Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index