New women dramatists in America, 1890-1920 / Sherry Engle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engle, Sherry Darlene, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women dramatists, American--Biography.

Women dramatists, American.

American drama--Women authors--History and criticism.

American drama.

American drama--Women authors.

Women and literature--United States--History--19th century.

Women and literature.

United States.

History.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

This study reveals in depth the lives and work of five little-known women dramatists: Martha Morton, 1865-1925, Madeleine Lucette Ryley, 1858-1934, Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland, 1855-1908, Beulah Marie Dix, 1876-1970, and Rida Johnson Young, 1875-1926. Entering play writing at a time when very few women wrote for the stage, these pioneers achieved thriving careers and entertained theatergoers throughout the United States and Great Britain with their wholesome, light comedies, farces, and musicals. Their collective experience as professional dramatists reveals trends of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theatre practices and their accomplishments in a male-dominated profession serve to underscore hitherto unacknowledged contributions to America's Progressive Era theatre.

Contents:

Introduction: Progressive Era Women Dramatists 1

1 Dean of the Women Playwrights: Martha Morton (1865-1925) 13

Martha Morton's Address to the American Dramatists' Club 48

Works of Martha Morton 50

2 Transatlantic Success: Madeleine Lucette Ryley (1858-1934) 55

An Interview with "Mrs. Madeleine Lucette Ryley" in The Vote 93

Works of Madeleine Lucette Ryley 95

3 Collaborators and Friends: Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland (1855-1908) and Beulah Marie Dix (1876-1970) 99

Works of Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland 134

Works of Beulah Marie Dix 138

4 Dramatist, Songwriter, and Lyricist: Rida Johnson Young (1875-1926) 149

Works of Rida Johnson Young 192

Appendix New York Plays and Musicals by Women, April 1885-June 1925 235.

Notes:

A study of the lives and accomplishments of five women dramatists of the Progressive Era: Martha Morton, Madeleine Lucette Ryley, Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland, Beulah Marie Dix, and Rida Johnson Young.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403973202

9781403973207

OCLC:

123350169

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