Actresses as working women : their social identity in Victorian culture /

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Using historical evidence and personal accounts, Davis examines the reality of conditions for òrdinary' actresses, their working environments, employment patterns, and the reasons why acting continued as a popular though insecure profession.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Tracy C., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Series:Gender and performance.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Theater and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Women in the theater > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Actresses > Great Britain.
Théâtre et société > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes au théâtre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Actrices > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Actresses
Theater and society
Women in the theater
Schauspielerin
Toneelspelers.
Vrouwen.
Théâtre > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle.
Femmes > Au théâtre.
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; THE SOCIOECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE THEATRE; Family dynasties, recruitment, and career opportunities for women; The Profession's divisions of labour; Wages; SEX, GENDER, AND SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY; The Female Surplus Question and the sex ratio; The female life; Professional welfare; THE SOCIAL DYNAMIC AND 'RESPECTABILITY'; Actresses' defiance of socioeconomic prescriptions; Actresses and prostitutes; Sexual harassment; The quintessential sexual terror; ACTRESSES AND THE MISE EN SCNE.

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