| Autore |
Baker Michael <1948-, >
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (252 p.)
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| Disciplina |
792/.028/0941
792.094109034
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| Collana |
Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre
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| Soggetto topico |
Theater - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Theater and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Actors - Great Britain
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| ISBN |
1-315-68108-0
1-317-39910-2
1-317-39909-9
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
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 1830-90
Appendix 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
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973923203321 |