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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464158103321

Autore

Holmgren Beth <1955->

Titolo

Starring Madame Modjeska [[electronic resource] ] : on tour in Poland and America / / Beth Holmgren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-12426-1

9786613528124

0-253-00519-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (427 p.)

Disciplina

792.02/8092

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Soggetti

Actors - Poland

Actors - United States

Shakespearean actors and actresses - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Debut -- The making of a Polish actress -- Warsaw's state of the stars -- A colonial party and the California dream -- On the American road -- The roles of Madame Modjeska -- The Polish Modjeska -- Farewell tour -- Epilogue: finding Modjeska today.

Sommario/riassunto

In 1876, Poland's leading actress, Helena Modrzejewska, accompanied by family and friends, emigrated to southern California to establish a utopian commune that soon failed. Within a year Modrzejewska made her debut in the title role of Adrienne Lecouvreur at San Francisco's California Theatre. She changed her name to Modjeska and quickly became a leading star on the American stage, where she reigned for the next 30 years. During this time, she established herself as America's most esteemed Shakespearean actress, playing opposite such celebrated actors as Edwin Booth and Maurice Barrymore. S