Bloody Tyrants and Little Pickles - Stage Roles of Anglo-American Girls in the Nineteenth Century

Bloody Tyrants and Little Pickles traces the theatrical repertoire of a small group of white Anglo-American actresses as they reshaped the meanings of girlhood in Britain, North America, and the British West Indies during the first half of the nineteenth century. It is a study of the possibilities and the problems girl performers presented as they adopted the manners and clothing of boys, entered spaces intended for adults, and assumed characters written for men.

About the author

Marlis Schweitzer is professor of theatre and performance studies at York University in Toronto. She is author of When Broadway Was the Runway: Theater, Fashion, and American Culture. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

Summary

Traces the theatrical repertoire of a small group of white Anglo-American actresses as they reshaped the meanings of girlhood in Britain, North America, and the British West Indies during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Marlis Schweitzer
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781609387365
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-736-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture; Studies in Theatre History & Culture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet