03199oam 2200613I 450 991079749430332120230808211831.01-315-68108-01-317-39910-21-317-39909-910.4324/9781315681085 (CKB)3710000000451268(EBL)2127048(SSID)ssj0001573322(PQKBManifestationID)16226618(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001573322(PQKBWorkID)14840572(PQKB)10843507(MiAaPQ)EBC3570093(OCoLC)958109627(EXLCZ)99371000000045126820180706e20161978 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rise of the Victorian actor /Michael BakerLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (252 p.)Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre ;Volume 1First published in 1978.1-138-93658-8 1-138-92903-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 1830-90Appendix 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; IndexOriginally 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 shRoutledge Library Editions: Victorian TheatreTheaterGreat BritainHistory19th centuryTheater and societyGreat BritainHistory19th centuryActorsGreat BritainBiographyTheaterHistoryTheater and societyHistoryActors792/.028/0941Baker Michael1948-,1496489MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797494303321The rise of the Victorian actor3721201UNINA