The humble representation of the Commissioners of the generall assembly to the honorable estates of Parliament upon their declaration lately communicated to us [[electronic resource] /] / subscribitur A. Ker

• Record Nr.: UNISA996397065003316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed for John Dallom, 1648
• Descrizione fisica: 24 p
• Altri autori (Persone): KerA
• Soggetti: Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1649
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: At head of title: Edinb. 28, April 1648, post meridient.; Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113

The rise of the Victorian actor / / Michael Baker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973923203321
• Autore: Baker Michael <1948-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-315-68108-0; 1-317-39910-2; 1-317-39909-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre ; ; Volume 1
• Disciplina: 792/.028/0941; 792.094109034
• Soggetti: Theater - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Theater and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Actors - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1978.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The Stage and the Professions; 2. Actors and Ethics; 3. The Actor's Community; 4. The Decline of the Actor's Community; 5. The Position of the Actress; 6. Working Conditions; 7. Establishing a Profession; 8. The Actor Arrives; Notes; Appendix I: Tables Showing the Principal Biographical Details of Three Generations of Actors and Actresses who Appeared on the Stage in the Period 1830-90; Appendix II: Family Trees of Some Typical Victorian Theatrical DynastiesAppendix III: Increase between Censuses in the Recorded Numbers of Actors and Actresses in England and Wales, 1841-91; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Originally published in 1978. Between 1830 and 1890 the English theatre became recognisably modern. Standards of acting and presentation improved immeasurably, new playwrights emerged, theatres became more comfortable and more intimate and playgoing became a national pastime with all classes. The actor's status rose accordingly. In 1830 he had been little better than a social outcast; by ; 1880 he had become a member of a skilled, relatively well-paid and respected profession which was attracting new recruits in unprecedented numbers.This is a social history of Victorian actors which seeks to sh