Lena Ashwell Actress, Patriot, Pioneer |
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| Author:
| Leask, Margaret |
| ISBN: | 978-1-907396-64-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Hertfordshire Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Skillfully written and complemented with photos, this biography is the first to honor British actress-manager Lena Ashwell. In a rapidly changing world, Ashwell was crucial to the advancement of women in English theater and in the formation of the National Theater.nbsp;The booknbsp;highlights the inspiring woman’s other valuable accomplishments as well, including her efforts to raise money during World War I for thousands of...
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Skillfully written and complemented with photos, this biography is the first to honor British actress-manager Lena Ashwell. In a rapidly changing world, Ashwell was crucial to the advancement of women in English theater and in the formation of the National Theater.nbsp;The booknbsp;highlights the inspiring woman’s other valuable accomplishments as well, including her efforts to raise money during World War I for thousands of concert-party troop entertainments and regular theater performances she established throughout local London communities. From her first appearance on stage in 1891 to the end of her life, this is Lena Ashwell’s story.