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Author:   Craig Clinton
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780786449576

ISBN 10:   0786449578
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   15 July 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction: The Victorian Actress as Provocateur      1. “A Keen Student of American Foibles”      2. “Jumboizing” the “Fair Amateur”      3. “Rival Graces”: Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew in America      4. Antony and Cleopatra: “A Perilous Public Experiment”      5. The Antipodes: “A Large Dose of Success”      6. Thérèse Raquin and Francillon: “Immoral and Filthy Plays”      7. Charlotte Corday: “America Has Brought Forth Another Great Actress”      8. “A Pageant of Millinery” and “A Decadent Juliet”      9. Miladi in The Musketeers: “A Truly Great Performance”      10. Carnac Sahib: “A Large Section of the Audience Resented the Piece”      11. The Ghetto, Lady Meux and a “Mystic Farce”      12. Ulysses: “A Strike For Independence”      13. Actress/Manager at the Savoy      14. “Irreverent Laughter” and “A Ridiculous Perversion of History”      15. Restoration of the “Independent Spirit”      16. “Her Own Original” Vaudeville Offering      17. “Fifi Stillman’s Mother Dies at Monte Carlo”      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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valuable...recommended --<i>Choice</i>; a detailed professional biography that reclaims a largely forgotten icon of U.S. theatre history...an enjoyable examination...a welcome contribution to the study of women's experiences in this dynamic period --<i>Theatre Survey</i>.

"""valuable...recommended""--Choice; ""a detailed professional biography that reclaims a largely forgotten icon of U.S. theatre history...an enjoyable examination...a welcome contribution to the study of women's experiences in this dynamic period""--Theatre Survey."

Author Information

Craig Clinton is the Director of Theatre at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

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