Between actor and critic : selected letters of Edwin Booth and William Winter / edited with an introduction and commentary by Daniel J. Watermeier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watermeier, Daniel J., editor, author of introduction, etc., commentator for written text.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.

Booth, Edwin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1971.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sarah Bernhardt, London, his own acting-Edwin Booth commented on these and hundreds of other subjects in letters to William Winter, friend of twenty years and drama critic for the New York Tribune. Since he wrote neither autobiography nor diary, the letters constitute the fullest and most detailed record of Booth's career between 1869 and 1890, and arc a new and significant source of information about the actor.The 125 letters which Daniel Watermeier has selected and arranged in this volume are fully annotated; each is preceded by a headnote which provides an introduction to its content and narrative continuity from one letter to the next. Mr. Watermeier's introduction includes biographical sketches of Edwin Booth and William Winter and sets the context of their friendship.With few exceptions, the Booth-Winter letters have not hitherto been made public. They represent a major addition to studies of Edwin Booth and to the history of the American theater.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Chapter I. Booth's Theatre 1869-1875

Chapter II. American Tours 1875-1877

Chapter III. The Prompt Books 1877-1879

Chapter IV. American Tours 1879-1880

Chapter V. England 1880-1881

Chapter VI. The American Tour 1881-1882

Chapter VII. England 1882

Chapter VIII. Germany and Austria 1883

Chapter IX. American Tours 1883-1886

Chapter X. The Booth-Barrett Tours 1886-1890

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY. INDEX

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64723-2

1-4008-7167-0

OCLC:

933516518