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Starring Madame Modjeska : on tour in Poland and America / Beth Holmgren.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmgren, Beth, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909.
- Modjeska, Helena.
- Actors--Poland--Biography.
- Actors.
- Actors--United States--Biography.
- Shakespearean actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
- Shakespearean actors and actresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (427 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- On tour in Poland and America
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1876, Poland's leading actress, Helena Modrzejewska, accompanied by family and friends, emigrated to southern California to establish a utopian commune that soon failed. Within a year Modrzejewska made her debut in the title role of Adrienne Lecouvreur at San Francisco's California Theatre. She changed her name to Modjeska and quickly became a leading star on the American stage, where she reigned for the next 30 years. During this time, she established herself as America's most esteemed Shakespearean actress, playing opposite such celebrated actors as Edwin Booth and Maurice Barrymore. S
- Contents:
- Debut
- The making of a Polish actress
- Warsaw's state of the stars
- A colonial party and the California dream
- On the American road
- The roles of Madame Modjeska
- The Polish Modjeska
- Farewell tour
- Epilogue: finding Modjeska today.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613528124
- 9781280124266
- 1280124261
- 9780253005199
- 0253005191
- OCLC:
- 775866736
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb32484 hdl
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