LEADER 03249oam 2200637I 450 001 9910812676003321 005 20240418081643.0 010 $a1-315-68108-0 010 $a1-317-39910-2 010 $a1-317-39909-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315681085 035 $a(CKB)3710000000451268 035 $a(EBL)2127048 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001573322 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16226618 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001573322 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14840572 035 $a(PQKB)10843507 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570093 035 $a(OCoLC)958109627 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000451268 100 $a20180706e20161978 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise of the Victorian actor /$fMichael Baker 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre ;$vVolume 1 300 $aFirst published in 1978. 311 $a1-138-93658-8 311 $a1-138-92903-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 1830-90 327 $aAppendix 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 330 $aOriginally published in 1978. Between 1830 and 1890 the English theatre became recognisably modern. Standards of acting and presentation improved immeasurably, new playwrights emerged, theatres became more comfortable and more intimate and playgoing became a national pastime with all classes. The actor's status rose accordingly. In 1830 he had been little better than a social outcast; by 1880 he had become a member of a skilled, relatively well-paid and respected profession which was attracting new recruits in unprecedented numbers.This is a social history of Victorian actors which seeks to sh 410 0$aRoutledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre 606 $aTheater$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aTheater and society$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aActors$zGreat Britain$vBiography 615 0$aTheater$xHistory 615 0$aTheater and society$xHistory 615 0$aActors 676 $a792/.028/0941 676 $a792.094109034 700 $aBaker$b Michael$f1948-,$01720571 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812676003321 996 $aThe rise of the Victorian actor$94119359 997 $aUNINA