Victorian Touring Actresses - Crossing Boundaries and Negotiating the Cultural Landscape

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Janice Norwood, Norwood Janice
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781526133328
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3332-8
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Women, Theatre and Performance
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Theatre Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls