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| name = A Thief in the Theater<br />
| image = AThiefintheTheater.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of A Thief in the Theater.<br />
| published = 2008<br />
| author = [[Sarah Masters Buckey]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]]<br />
| isbn = 1593692943<br />
| setting = August, 1935<ref>Pg. 2: ''Kit dreamed of being a reporter, and she was writing articles for the children's page of the Cincinnati Register.'' Kit began writing for the children's page in [[Danger at the Zoo]].</ref><br />
| related = [[List of Kit's Books|Kit's Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[Danger at the Zoo]]''<br />
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'''A Thief in the Theater''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Kit's Books|Kit's books.]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===From the [[Central Series]]===<br />
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* [[Kit Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Stirling Howard]]<br />
* [[Louise Howard]]<br />
* [[Millie Morrison]]<br />
* [[Jack Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Margaret Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Hendrick Frosbythe]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Mr. and Mrs. Bell|Mr. Bell]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
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* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Rose Burns|Rose Burns]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Graham Walker|Graham Walker]]<br />
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===Only in ''A Thief in the Theater''===<br />
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* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Daphne Dumont|Daphne Dumont]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (H-R)#The Hobart Brothers|The Hobart Brothers]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Roland Fairchild|Roland Fairchild]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Cecilia Smith|Cecilia Smith]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Gunner|Gunner]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Sven|Sven]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Christina Tucker|Christina Tucker]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Mrs. Tucker|Mrs. Tucker]]<br />
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===Mentioned===<br />
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* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (H-R)#Mr. and Mrs. Maggiano|Mr. and Mrs. Maggiano]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Vinnie|Vinnie]]<br />
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==Chapter By Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: A Job To Do===<br />
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===Chapter Two: A Surprise Announcement===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Stolen!===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Desperate Acts===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Jinxed?===<br />
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===Chapter Six: Suspicion===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: Toil and Trouble===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: An Accident?===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: The Clue in the Attic===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: Smoke===<br />
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===Chapter Eleven: A Confession===<br />
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===Chapter Twelve: Mightier than the Sword===<br />
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===Chapter Thirteen: Opening Night===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]===<br />
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Discusses theater and the entertainment industry in the 1930s. Topics covered:<br />
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* America's eagerness to forget their troubles, such as listening to the radio or attending theaters<br />
* The length entertainers went to attract audiences due to lack of money<br />
* How theaters managed to stay in business, such as lowering ticket prices and offering promotions<br />
* Common theater entertainment, such as matinees, newsreels, and serials for children, and bingo nights, crockery giveaways, and cash raffles for adults<br />
* The popularity of radio as free entertainment<br />
* Common radio entertainment such as variety shows, westerns, and audio adaptations of movies and plays<br />
* Competition between radio, movies, and theater<br />
* The struggles faced by live theater, prompting President Roosevelt to create the [[wikipedia:Federal Theater Project|Federal Theater Project]]<br />
* The Federal Theater Project's role in helping unemployed workers in the entertainment industry, including [[wikipedia:Voodoo Macbeth|Orson Welles' critically acclaimed production of ''Macbeth'']] at Lafayette Theater<br />
* The story of William Shakespeare's ''[[wikipedia:Macbeth|Macbeth]]'', and the changes Orson Welles made in his production of the play, such as moving the setting from Scotland to Haiti<br />
* Theater-related superstitions, such as telling an actor to "[[wikipedia:Break a leg|break a leg]]" instead of wishing them good luck<br />
* The popularity of ''Macbeth'', despite actors and directors never referring to ''Macbeth'' by name and calling it "the play" or "the Scottish play"<br />
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[[Category:Kit Kittredge]]<br />
[[Category:Kit's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Character Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2008]]<br />
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