Starring Madame Modjeska : on tour in Poland and America /

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In 1876, Poland's leading actress, Helena Modrzejewska, accompanied by family and friends, emigrated to southern California to establish a utopian commune that soon failed. Within a year Modrzejewska made her debut in the title role of Adrienne Lecouvreur at San Francisco's California Thea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holmgren, Beth, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2012.
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subjects:
Modjeska, Helena, > 1840-1909.
Modjeska, Helena, > 1840-1909
Actors > Poland > Biography.
Actors > United States > Biography.
Shakespearean actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Acteurs > Pologne > Biographies.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
DRAMA > European > General.
Actors
Shakespearean actors and actresses
Poland
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Debut
  • The making of a Polish actress
  • Warsaw's state of the stars
  • A colonial party and the California dream
  • On the American road
  • The roles of Madame Modjeska
  • The Polish Modjeska
  • Farewell tour
  • Epilogue: finding Modjeska today.

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