Thomas Betterton : the greatest actor of the Restoration stage /

"Restoration London's leading actor and theatre manager Thomas Betterton has not been the subject of a biography since 1891. He worked with all the best-known playwrights of his age and with the first generation of English actresses; he was intimately involved in the theatre's respons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, David, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Betterton, Thomas, > 1635?-1710.
Betterton, Thomas, > 1635?-1710
Betterton, Thomas.
1660-1700
Actors > Great Britain > Biography.
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700.
Acteurs > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Théâtre anglais > 1660-1700 (Restauration)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
Actors
English drama > Restoration
Great Britain
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Look my lord, it comes: Betterton's Hamlet
  • An obstinately shadowy Titan: Betterton in biography
  • An actor of London: early years, 1635-1659
  • A walk in the park: Betterton and the scene of comedy
  • In the Duke's Company, 1660-1663
  • Equal with the highest: Thomas Betterton and Henry Harris, 1663-1668
  • Actor management: running the Duke's Company
  • In the company of the Duke: Betterton and Catholic politics in the 1670s
  • Union: Betterton and theatrical monopoly, 1682-1695
  • Back to the future: breakaway to semi-retirement
  • Books and pictures: Betterton and the Chandos portrait.

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