Overview

Many women held positions of great responsibility and power in the United States during the 19th century as theatre managers: managing stock companies, owning or leasing theatres, hiring actors and other personnel, selecting plays for production, directing rehearsals, supervising all production details, and promoting their dramatic offerings. Competing in risky business ventures, these women were remarkable for defying societal norms that restricted career opportunities for women. The activities of more than 50 such women are discussed in Nineteenth-Century American Women Theatre Managers, beginning with an account of 15 pioneering women managers who were all managing theatres before 24 December 1853, when Catherine Sinclair, often incorrectly identified as the first woman theatre manager in the United States, opened her theatre in San Francisco.

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Author:   Jane K. Curry
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No. 143.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9780313291418

ISBN 10:   0313291411
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   21 July 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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.,. a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity. -The Journal of American History ?...a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity.?-The Journal of American History ?Rcommended for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and anyone interested in women in theater history and in nontraditional roles.?-Choice Rcommended for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and anyone interested in women in theater history and in nontraditional roles. -Choice ... a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity. -The Journal of American History

... a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity. -The Journal of American History Rcommended for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and anyone interested in women in theater history and in nontraditional roles. -Choice ?...a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity.?-The Journal of American History ?Rcommended for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and anyone interested in women in theater history and in nontraditional roles.?-Choice .,. a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity. -The Journal of American History

.,. a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity. -The Journal of American History

Author Information

JANE KATHLEEN CURRY is Assistant Professor of Theater at Wake Forest University. Her books include Nineteenth-Century American Women Theater Managers (Greenwood, 1994).

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