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Victorian touring actresses : crossing boundaries and negotiating the cultural landscape / Janice Norwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norwood, Janice, author.
- Series:
- Women, theatre and performance.
- Manchester scholarship online.
- Women, theatre and performance
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Actresses--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Actresses.
- Women in the theater--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Women in the theater.
- Theater and society--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Theater and society.
- Theater and society--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 pages) : maps; digital file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This title provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century theatre and the careers of previously neglected British women who had once starred at home and abroad. Chapters explore debuts, establishing a name, working life in the UK, touring North America, long-distance colonial touring, management, offstage life and ageing.
- Contents:
- Debuts and learning the craft
- Establishing a name
- Working life in the UK
- Touring North America
- Long-distance colonial touring
- Management
- Offstage : family and personal life
- Closing scenes : the ageing actress.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher's data and e-Publication, viewed on December 11, 2020.
- ISBN:
- 9781526133342
- 1526133342
- 9781526155467
- 152615546X
- 9781526133328
- 1526133326
- OCLC:
- 1180197100
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