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A strange eventful history : the dramatic lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and their remarkable families / Michael Holroyd.
Van Pelt Library PN2598.T4 H65 2009
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LIBRA PN2598.T4 H65 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holroyd, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928.
- Terry, Ellen.
- Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905.
- Irving, Henry.
- Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966.
- Craig, Edward Gordon.
- Actresses--Great Britain--Biography.
- Actresses.
- Great Britain.
- Actors--Great Britain--Biography.
- Actors.
- Theatrical managers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Theatrical managers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 620 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
- Contents:
- Rumours of a Death Foretold 1
- Part 1
- 1 A Story in a Book 5
- 2 The Terrys 8
- 3 Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall 16
- 4 Heaven and Holland Park 22
- 5 England's Michelangelo 26
- 6 The Kingdom of Pattledom 29
- 7 A Marriage Is Arranged and a Deed of Separation Signed 35
- 8 The Kate Terry Valse 47
- 9 Found Drowned 52
- 10 Happiness for a Time 54
- 11 All Change 63
- 12 A Failure to Be Proud Of 66
- 13 Men! 79
- Part 2
- 14 What's in a Name? 91
- 15 Entrances and Exits 98
- 16 Their Coronation 108
- 17 Our Lady of the Lyceum 119
- 18 Interval: Irving on Holiday 127
- 19 His Shylock 129
- 20 Shakespeare's Lovers 135
- 21 Children! 143
- 22 Our American Cousins 158
- 23 From Malvolio to Mephistopheles 170
- 24 Death of a Husband, Death of a Lover 179
- Part 3
- 25 Her Lady Macbeth 193
- 26 Ted and Edy and Harry and Laurence 202
- 27 All Is True 220
- 28 After the Shooting 227
- 29 Counter Attractions 234
- 30 One More Laurel Wreath 243
- 31 Mixed Fortunes 247
- 32 The Irish Pretender 266
- 33 Wishful Thinking 276
- 34 Choices 284
- 35 Confusions 295
- 36 For Love or Money 303
- Part 4
- 37 Made in Heaven 321
- 38 A Sea of Troubles: Helgeland and Hungerheart 333
- 39 The End of Irving 354
- Part 5
- 40 Women! 367
- 41 Brothers 392
- Part 6
- 42 Family Affairs 409
- 43 Masks and Faces 435
- 44 Not Quite Alone 470
- 45 The Long Game of Patience 478
- 46 An Occasion 493
- Part 7
- 47 For Friendship's Sake 513
- 48 Good Night Unto You All 531
- 49 White Candle, Aged Face 553.
- Notes:
- First published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 585-590) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780374270803
- 0374270805
- OCLC:
- 243544503
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