Entertaining women : actresses, dancers, and singers in the Old West /

This collection of short stories of the women who entertained the West in makeshift theaters and palaces built to showcase the divas who were beloved by emigrants to the "uncivilized" West will feature well-known and lesser known dancers, singers, and actresses and their exploits. Author C...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Enss, Chris, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford, Connecticut : TwoDot, [2016]
Temas:
1800-1899
Women entertainers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Women entertainers > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Women entertainers
West United States
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Catherine Norton Sinclair: the talented actress
  • Adah Menken: the frenzy of Frisco
  • Leslie Carter: the passionate player
  • Catherine Hayes: the Irish prima donna
  • Sarah Kirby Stark: the pioneer manager
  • Charlotte Cushman: the actress in trousers
  • Sarah Bernhardt: the divine Sarah
  • Lillian Russell: the American beauty
  • Helena Modjeska: the Polish phenomenon
  • Matilda Heron: the star of the American theater
  • Mary Anderson: the self-made star
  • Laura Keene: the president's actress
  • Caroline Chapman: the quick-change artists
  • Jeanne Eagels: the screen siren.

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