02215nam 22004093u 450 991081826790332120221025200621.00-585-19241-3(CKB)111004368575776(EBL)1354491(OCoLC)856870274(MiAaPQ)EBC1354491(EXLCZ)9911100436857577620131216d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Junius Brutus Booth[electronic resource] theatrical PrometheusCarbondale Southern Illinois University Press20101 online resource (365 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8093-1766-4 Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Gentleman of the Name of Booth; 2. Showdown at Old Drury; 3. This England; 4. An Object of Interest; Gallery of Illustrations 1; 5. The Fire Must Burn; 6. An Apparent Heir; 7. No More in This World; Gallery of Illustrations 2; 8. Coda; Appendix: Recorded Engagements; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Bio; Back CoverIn this, the first thoroughly researched scholarly biography of British actor Junius Brutus Booth, Stephen M. Archer reveals Booth to have been an artist of considerable range and a man of sensitivity and intellect. Archer provides a clear account of Booth's professional and personal life and places him in relationship to his contemporaries, particularly Edmund Kean and William Charles Macready. From 1817 to 1852 Junius Brutus Booth toured throughout North America, enjoying a reputation as the most distinguished Shakespearean tragedian on the American continent. Still, he yeActors -- United States -- BiographyBooth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852Actors -- United States -- Biography.Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852.792.02/8092792.028092Archer Stephen M102517AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910818267903321Junius Brutus Booth4075768UNINA