1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807816103321

Autore

Barranger Milly S

Titolo

Margaret Webster : a life in the theater / / Milly S. Barranger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, Mich., : University of Michigan Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-59396-X

9786612593963

0-472-02603-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Collana

Triangulations

Altri autori (Persone)

BarrangerMilly S

Disciplina

792.02/33/092

B

Soggetti

Theatrical producers and directors - United States

Lesbians - United States

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 (p. 337-341) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chronology; Introduction; Act One: 1905-1936; 1. An Itinerant Childhood; 2. Serious Beginnings; 3. The Old Vic and the West End; Act Two: 1937-1949; 4. Broadway Nights; 5. Giants and Pygmies; 6. Battle of Angels; 7. The Making of Othello; 8. The American Repertory Theatre; Act Three: 1950-1972; 9. Life at the Opera; 10. McCarthy; 11. Unfinished Business; 12. Losing Battles; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Illustrations

Sommario/riassunto

A sweeping drama of the life and times of one of America's most innovative woman directors