Victorian Touring Actresses Crossing Boundaries and Negotiating the Cultural Landscape |
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| Author:
| Norwood, Janice |
| Series title: | Women, Theatre and Performance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-3332-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2020 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.