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Informationen zum Autor Janice Norwood is Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Hertfordshire Klappentext Victorian touring actresses provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century theatre and the careers of previously neglected British women who had once starred at home and abroad. Chapters explore debuts, establishing a name, working life in the UK, touring North America, long-distance colonial touring, management, offstage life and ageing. Zusammenfassung Victorian touring actresses provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century theatre and the careers of previously neglected British women who had once starred at home and abroad. Chapters explore debuts! establishing a name! working life in the UK! touring North America! long-distance colonial touring! management! offstage life and ageing. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 Debuts and learning the craft2 Establishing a name3 Working life in the UK4 Touring North America5 Long-distance colonial touring6 Management7 Off stage: family and personal life8 Closing scenes: the ageing actressShort biographies References
