252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally 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... Read more
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. Appedix 1: Tables Showing the Principal Biographical Details of Three Generations of Actors and Actresses who Appeared on the Stage in the Period 1830-90. Appendix 2: Family Trees of Some Typical Victorian Theatrical Dynasties. Appendix 3: Increase Between Censuses in the Recorded Numbers of Actors and Actresses in England and Wales, 1841-91
Biography
Baker, Michael
