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Edwin Booth : A Biography and Performance History by Arthur W. Bloom (2013, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786472898
ISBN-139780786472895
eBay Product ID (ePID)143567715
Product Key Features
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEdwin Booth : a Biography and Performance History
SubjectTheater / General, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorArthur W. Bloom
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight29 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-018025
Reviews"work of impressive biographical scholarship and a strongly recommended addition"- Midwest Book Review ., "work of impressive biographical scholarship and a strongly recommended addition"-- Midwest Book Review ., "Work of impressive biographical scholarship and a strongly recommended addition"-- Midwest Book Review ; "This biography of 19th-century American stage actor Edwin Booth goes beyond Edwin's relationship with his infamous brother John Wilkes Booth to describe the witty yet melancholy Edwin's career on stage and his relationships...contains a wealth of historical photos"-- Reference & Research Book News .
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal792.028092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments delete vi Introduction delete 1 Part I: Biography One. 1833-1849: "Born to the stage" delete 5 Two. 1849-1852: "A long legged stripling ... awkward as a young duck" delete 11 Three. 1852-1856: "Full of promise ... and Bowery rant" delete 17 Four. Professional and Family Life, 1856-1860 delete 29 Five. 1857-1860: Booth, Mary Devlin and Adam Badeau delete 36 Six. America and England, 1860-1862: "At a larger circumference" delete 50 Seven. 1862-1863: "Tell Molly I'm coming" delete 61 Eight. 1863-1865: "If it goes a year, keep it up!" delete 68 Nine. Edwin and John Wilkes Booth: "Life's too short to spend in grieving" delete 74 Ten. 1865-1867: "Something to keep us above the surf" delete 89 Eleven. Mary McVicker: "The best actress we've had for a century" delete 93 Twelve. Booth's Theatre, 1867-1869: "A temple to art" delete 98 Thirteen. Booth's Theatre, 1869-1871: "The currency of good intentions is not bankable money" delete 103 Fourteen. Booth's Theatre, 1871-1883: "So much for high-old-art" delete 106 Fifteen. Family Life, 1870-1880: "My house has been a hospital" delete 112 Sixteen. England, 1880-1881: "The verdict of foreigners" delete 119 Seventeen. 1881-1882: The Death of Mary McVicker delete 124 Eighteen. Europe, 1882-1883: "The most important engagement of my life" delete 128 Nineteen. 1883-1886: Touring and Family Life delete 135 Twenty. The 1886-1887 Season: "It is time to harvest all I can" delete 142 Twenty-One. 1887-1888: Booth and Barrett delete 149 Twenty-Two. "The Booth and Barrett Social Company" delete 156 Twenty-Three. 1888-1889: The Second Booth and Barrett Tour delete 161 Twenty-Four. 1889-1890: Touring with Modjeska delete 166 Twenty-Five. 1890-1893: Illness, Last Tour and Death delete 170 Part II: Performance History delete 177 Notes delete 297 Bibliography delete 344 Index delete 347
SynopsisThe great nineteenth-century stage actor Edwin Booth began his long career in 1849 as a young teenager, following in his father's footsteps. This full biography traces his life and career as a tragic actor, including his childhood; his early acting tours of California, Australia and Hawaii; his rise to fame as a touring star; his two marriages; his relationship with his brother John Wilkes Booth; his disastrous management of Booth's Theatre in New York City; and his death in 1891., The great nineteenth-century stage actor Edwin Booth began his long career in 1849 as a young teenager, following in his father's footsteps. This biography traces his life and career as a tragic actor, including his childhood; his early acting tours of California, Australia and Hawaii; his rise to fame as a touring star; his two marriages; his relationship with his brother John Wilkes Booth; his disastrous management of Booth's Theatre in New York City; and his death in 1891. The book includes an extensive performance history detailing every known Edwin Booth performance during his more than 30 years on the stage, with reviews and other supplementary materials.
LC Classification NumberPN2287.B488B58 2013
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