Women in the American theatre : actresses and audiences, 1790-1870 / Faye E. Dudden.

Author/creator Dudden, Faye E.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©1994.
Descriptionviii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Power and danger at the theatre -- Starring : Fanny Kemble and the actress as heroine -- Spectacles : Thomas Hamblin and his women -- Female ambition : Charlotte Cushman seizes the stage -- Segmentation : many theatres -- Managing : the decline of Laura Keene -- The rise of the leg.
Local noteLittle-291579--305130044770Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.
LCCN 93040780
ISBN0300056362

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN1590.W64 D84 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold