Author: Boston Academy of MusicPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Miss Charlotte Cushman the Greatest Living Actress in Two of Her Famed Characters: Mrs. Haller and Mrs. Simpson ... This, Friday Evening, November 30, 1860, Will be Performed ... the Play, in 5 Acts, of the Stranger ... to Conclude With, (first Time in Several Years), the Comedy in 2 Acts of Simpson & Co. ...
Author: Boston Academy of MusicPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Curiosities of the American Stage
Author: Laurence HuttonPublisher: New York Harper 1891.
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Examines and critiques American theater and actors.
Thomas Hamblin and the Bowery Theatre
Author: Thomas A. BogarPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 331968406X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book recounts the personal and professional life of Thomas Souness Hamblin (1800-1853), Shakespearean actor and Bowery Theatre manager. Primarily responsible for the popularity of “blood and thunder” melodramas with working class audiences in New York City, Hamblin discovered, trained and promoted many young actors and, especially, actresses who later became famous in their own right. He also epitomized the “sporting man” of mid-nineteenth century life, conducting a scandalous series of affairs and visits to Manhattan brothels, which cost him his marriage to Elizabeth Blanchard Hamblin (1799-1849) and made him the brunt of moralist, religious and journalistic crusades, notably that of James Gordon Bennett’s New York Herald. His machinations and perseverance through trying challenges, including several destructions of the Bowery Theatre by fire, extensive financial and legal complications, and the untimely deaths of several young protégées, earned him equal measures of admiration and opprobrium.
Memories of an Old Actor
Author: Walter Moore LemanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Walter Leman was a native of Boston, and began his career as a journeyman actor there, at the Tremont Theatre, aged 17. He appeared most frequently in his home town, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and post gold rush California. In this book he describes his youthful enthusiasm for theater, and the notables with whom he acted. As was typical of the time, he appeared in a wide range of contemporary and classic works. His memories are colorful, and his reminiscences of his colleagues are warm and complimentary. An engaging peek into the workings of the theatre and the professional actors milieu during the 19th century.
Players of a Century
Author: Henry Pitt PhelpsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Players of a Century
Author: Henry Pitt PhelpsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A Biographical History of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution:
Author: James GrangerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Action Theater
Author: Ruth ZaporahPublisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781556431869
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Each chapter of this book presents a single day of the twenty-day training which Ruth Zaporah developed into Action Theater, her investigation into the life-reflecting process of improvisation. This book shows through exercises, stories, anecdotes, and metaphors how to focus attention on the body's awareness of the present moment, moving away from preconceived ideas. Improvisations move through fear, boredom, laziness, and distraction to a sustained awareness of creative options.
Timetables of World Literature
Author: George Thomas KurianPublisher:
ISBN: 9780816041978
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Which authors were contemporaries of Charles Dickens? Which books, plays, and poems were published during World War II? Who won the Pulitzer Prize in the year you were born? Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of literature from ancient times through the 20th century. It answers the question "Who wrote what when?" and allows readers to place authors and their works in the context of their times. A chronology of the best in global writing, this valuable resource lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors, includes all genres of literature from more than 58 countries, and covers 41 languages. It is divided into seven sections, spanning the Classical Age (to 100 CE), the Middle Ages (100–1500 CE), and the 16th through the 20th centuries. Comprehensive in scope, Timetables of World Literature provides students, researchers, and browsers with basic facts and a worldwide perspective on literature through time. Four extensive indexes by author, title, language/nationality, and genre make research quick and easy. Features include: Birth and death dates as well as nationalities of authors and other literary figures Winners of major literary prizes and awards, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prizes, for each year Brief discussions of literary developments in each period or century, and the relationship of literature to the social and political climate Timelines of key historical events in each century.
American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel
Author: David McNeely StaufferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engravers
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description