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Weavers of dreams, unite! : actor's unionism in early twentieth-century America /

Published to coincide with the centenary of the founding of the Actors' Equity Association in 1913, 'Weavers of Dreams, Unite!' explores the history of actors' unionism in the United States from the late 19th century to the onset of the Great Depression. Drawing upon hitherto unt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holmes, Sean P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: weavers of dreams, unite!
  • The great text in our economy today: the American theater in an age of organization
  • The sock and Buskin or the artisan's biretta: reconciling art and labor in the Actors' Equity Association, 1913-1919
  • All the world's a stage: the actors' strike of 1919
  • Protecting the high-minded actor and the high-minded manager in equal part: occupational unionism in the American theater industry, 1919-1929
  • For the dignity and honor of the theatrical profession: respectability and unrespectability in the Actors' Equity Association, 1919-1929
  • Ain't no peace in the family now: the Actors' Equity Association and the movies, 1919-1929
  • Epilogue.