One Man in His Time : The Adventures of H. Watkins, Strolling Player, 1845-1863, from His Journal / Otis Skinner, Maud Skinner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skinner, Maud, Author.

Skinner, Otis, Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--United States.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Contents

I. Barnstorming in the ‘Forties

II. The Wartime Theatre

III. Three Southwestern Playhouses

IV. A Galaxy of Stars

V. Booth, Forrest, and Boston

VI. More Boston Activities

VII. Varied Engagements

VIII. Authorship and Management

IX. A Youthful Adventure

X. Exit the Elder Booth

XI. Trials of a Manager

XII. Matrimony

XIII. Insurrection

XIV. Parenthood and Politics

XV. The Eminent Mr. Burton

XVI. The Great Showman

XVII. The English Invasion

XVIII. “And Then Is Heard No More”

Envoi

Index

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512806861

1512806862

OCLC:

979970658