Strange duets : impresarios and actresses in the American theatre, 1865-1914 / Kim Marra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marra, Kim, 1957-

Series:

Studies in theatre history and culture.

Studies in theatre history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actresses--United States--Biography.

Actresses.

Impresarios--United States--Biography.

Impresarios.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (379 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Autocratic male impresarios increasingly dominated the American stage between 1865 and 1914. Many rose from poor immigrant roots and built their own careers by making huge stars out of "undiscovered," Anglo-identified actresses. Reflecting the antics of self-made industrial empire-builders and independent, challenging New Women, these theatrical potentates and their protégées gained a level of wealth and celebrity comparable to that of Hollywood stars today. In her engaging and provocative Strange Duets, Kim Marra spotlights three passionate impresario-actress relationships of exceptional dura

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Premier Assertions; Pioneering on the Theatrical Frontier: Augustin Daly's Early Ventures; A Troubled Republic: Daly and His Leading Ladies; Birds of a Feather: The Queer Theatrical Empire of Charles Frohman and Maude Adams; Through Fairy and Fowl: Civilization by Sexual Inversion on Frohman's Imperial Stages; A Priestly Acting Pedagogy:David Belasco's Quest for Sexual Knowledge; Drilling Her in the Emotional Parts: David Belasco Trains Mrs. Leslie Carter for the Stage; Imperial Expiations: Belasco's Othered Worlds; Epilogue: Phantoms of Broadway

NotesBibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-339) and index.

ISBN:

9781587297410

1587297418

OCLC:

297115515