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Kitty Clive, or, The fair songster /
Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. Singing powered her ascent and, for twenty years, was foundational to her success as she came to dominate spoken as well as musical comedy. Her protean powers transfixed audiences, whether in low-style productions or in works by masters like Purce...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY :
The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd.,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Siren Song : Kitty Clive in the Playhouse; 'The Lovely Virgin tun'd her Voice' : Henry Carey and the Production of a Native Songster; 'Charm'd with the sprightly Innocence of Nell' : The Metamorphosis of Miss Raftor; 'HINT writes, and RAFTOR acts in Drury-lane' : Clive, Fielding, and Theophilus Cibber; 'The pious Daughter, and the faithful Wife' : Fielding, Miller, and Clive, 1733-35; 'A Likeness where none was to be found' : Contested Images of Clive, 1734-37
- The Patriot Soprano : British Worthies at Drury Lane; Handel and the Sweet Bird of Drury Lane, 1740-43; The Case of Mrs. Clive; Of Scuffles and Rivalries : The Demise of 'Kitty Cuckoe'; From Miss Lucy to Mrs. Riot : Voice and Caricature; Clive on Clive : The Rehearsal: Or, Bays in Petticoats; Conclusion : The Fair Songster; Appendix 1. Catherine Clive's Roles 1728-69; Appendix 2. Lines in Catherine Clive's Repertory 1728-69; Appendix 3. The Case of Mrs. CLIVE (1744).