Edwin Booth : a biography and performance history / Arthur W. Bloom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloom, Arthur W., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.

Booth, Edwin.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Bloom, Arthur W., 1939- (autograph) (donor) (RBC Reference Collection copy)

Physical Description:

358 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"Edwin Booth began his career in 1849 as teenager. This biography traces his life and career as a tragic actor, including his childhood; his early acting tours; his rise to fame; his two marriages; his relationship with his brother John Wilkes Booth. Includes extensive appendix detailing every known Edwin Booth performance, with reviews and other materials"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Biography

1 1833-1849: "Born to the stage" 5

2 1849-1852: "A long legged stripling ... awkward as a young duck" 11

3 1852-1856: "Full of promise ... and Bowery rant" 17

4 Professional and Family Life, 1856-1860 29

5 1857-1860: Booth, Mary Devlin and Adam Badeau 36

6 America and England, 1860-1862: "At a larger circumference" 50

7 1862-1863: "Tell Molly I'm coming" 61

8 1863-1865: "If it goes a year, keep it up!" 68

9 Edwin and John Wilkes Booth: "Life's too short to spend in grieving" 74

10 1865-1867: "Something to keep us above the surf" 89

11 Mary McVicker: "The best actress we've had for a century" 93

12 Booth's Theatre, 1867-1869: "A temple to art" 98

13 Booth's Theatre, 1869-1871: "The currency of good intentions is not bankable money" 103

14 Booth's Theatre, 1871-1883: "So much for high-old-art" 106

15 Family Life, 1870-1880: "My house has been a hospital" 112

16 England, 1880-1881: "The verdict of foreigners" 119

17 1881-1882: The Death of Mary McVicker 124

18 Europe, 1882-1883: "The most important engagement of my life" 128

19 1883-1886: Touring and Family Life 135

20 The 1886-1887 Season: "It is time to harvest all I can" 142

21 1887-1888: Booth and Barrett 149

22 "The Booth and Barrett Social Company" 156

23 1888 -1889: The Second Booth and Barrett Tour 161

24 1889-1890: Touring with Modjeska 166

25 1890-1893: Illness, Last Tour and Death 170

Part II Performance History 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

RBC Reference Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013 by the author.

Penn Libraries RBC Reference Collection copy signed by the author ("With deep appreciation, Arthur W. Bloom 07/24/2013") in blue ink on p. [v].

ISBN:

9780786472895

0786472898

OCLC:

810119958