from the collection of dedication photos is thought to be from the evening session at the Rice Hotel on April 21. Almost 400 people attended the final banquet.

In 1939 the San Jacinto Memorial Monument was called "the most popular man-made tourist attraction in Texas." In its first six months, more than 175,000 people visited, from all 48 states and from 40 foreign countries. 75 years later, it continues to draw visitors from throughout the world, to see what George A. Hill, Jr., called "one of the finest museums in America, and with the magnificent structure we have to house it in, it cannot be less than that."the Panegyricus of Pliny the Younger now appears as a reaction against the widespread awareness of dissimulation. Informed by theories of dramaturgy, sociology, new historicism, and cultural criticism, this close reading of literary and historical texts gives us a new perspective on the politics of the Roman empire - and on the languages and representation of power."--Jacket.Read more...

Abstract:

"When Nero took the stage, the audience played along - or else. The drama thus enacted, whether in the theater proper or in the political arena, unfolds in all its rich complexity in Actors in the Audience. This is a book about language, theatricality, and empire - about how the Roman emperor dramatized his rule and how his subordinates in turn staged their response. The focus is on Nero: his performances