LEADER 02215nam 22004093u 450 001 9910818267903321 005 20221025200621.0 010 $a0-585-19241-3 035 $a(CKB)111004368575776 035 $a(EBL)1354491 035 $a(OCoLC)856870274 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354491 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368575776 100 $a20131216d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aJunius Brutus Booth$b[electronic resource] $etheatrical Prometheus 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (365 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8093-1766-4 327 $aCover; 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 Cover 330 $aIn 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 ye 606 $aActors -- United States -- Biography 606 $aBooth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852 615 4$aActors -- United States -- Biography. 615 4$aBooth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852. 676 $a792.02/8092 676 $a792.028092 700 $aArcher$b Stephen M$0102517 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818267903321 996 $aJunius Brutus Booth$94075768 997 $aUNINA