Victorian touring actresses : Crossing boundaries and negotiating the cultural landscape /

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Victorian touring actresses brings new attention to women's experience of working in nineteenth-century theatre by focusing on a diverse group of largely forgotten 'mid-tier' performers, rather than the usual celebrity figures. It examines how actresses responded to changing political...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Norwood, Janice (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester [England] : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Series:Women, theatre and performance.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Theater and society > History > 19th century.
Theater and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Women in the theater > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Actresses > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Debuts and learning the craft
  • Establishing a name
  • Working life in the UK
  • Touring North America
  • Long-distance colonial touring
  • Management
  • Offstage : family and personal life
  • Closing scenes : the ageing actress.

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