02968nam 22005894a 450 991078276040332120230828224810.01-58729-741-8(CKB)1000000000704716(EBL)843166(OCoLC)297115515(SSID)ssj0000251913(PQKBManifestationID)11192478(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251913(PQKBWorkID)10169182(PQKB)11413657(MiAaPQ)EBC843166(MdBmJHUP)muse9178(Au-PeEL)EBL843166(CaPaEBR)ebr10354584(EXLCZ)99100000000070471620060315d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStrange duets[electronic resource] impresarios and actresses in the American theatre, 1865-1914 /Kim MarraIowa City University of Iowac20061 online resource (379 p.)Studies in theatre history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-993-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-339) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Premier Assertions; Pioneering on the Theatrical Frontier: Augustin Daly's Early Ventures; A Troubled Republic: Daly and His Leading Ladies; Birds of a Feather: The Queer Theatrical Empire of Charles Frohman and Maude Adams; Through Fairy and Fowl: Civilization by Sexual Inversion on Frohman's Imperial Stages; A Priestly Acting Pedagogy:David Belasco's Quest for Sexual Knowledge; Drilling Her in the Emotional Parts: David Belasco Trains Mrs. Leslie Carter for the Stage; Imperial Expiations: Belasco's Othered Worlds; Epilogue: Phantoms of BroadwayNotesBibliography; IndexAutocratic male impresarios increasingly dominated the American stage between 1865 and 1914. Many rose from poor immigrant roots and built their own careers by making huge stars out of "undiscovered," Anglo-identified actresses. Reflecting the antics of self-made industrial empire-builders and independent, challenging New Women, these theatrical potentates and their protégées gained a level of wealth and celebrity comparable to that of Hollywood stars today. In her engaging and provocative Strange Duets, Kim Marra spotlights three passionate impresario-actress relationships of exceptional duraStudies in theatre history and culture.ActressesUnited StatesBiographyImpresariosUnited StatesBiographyActressesImpresarios792.02/8092273BMarra Kim1957-1124052MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782760403321Strange duets3799514UNINA