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One Man in His Time : The Adventures of H. Watkins, Strolling Player, 1845-1863, from His Journal /

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Ann...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Skinner, Maud (Autor), Skinner, Otis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Edición:Reprint 2016
Colección:Anniversary Collection
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • I. Barnstorming in the 'Forties
  • II. The Wartime Theatre
  • III. Three Southwestern Playhouses
  • IV. A Galaxy of Stars
  • V. Booth, Forrest, and Boston
  • VI. More Boston Activities
  • VII. Varied Engagements
  • VIII. Authorship and Management
  • IX. A Youthful Adventure
  • X. Exit the Elder Booth
  • XI. Trials of a Manager
  • XII. Matrimony
  • XIII. Insurrection
  • XIV. Parenthood and Politics
  • XV. The Eminent Mr. Burton
  • XVI. The Great Showman
  • XVII. The English Invasion
  • XVIII. "And Then Is Heard No More"
  • Envoi
  • Index