The man who was Rip van Winkle : Joseph Jefferson and nineteenth-century American theatre / Benjamin...
The man who was Rip van Winkle : Joseph Jefferson and nineteenth-century American theatre / Benjamin...
The man who was Rip van Winkle : Joseph Jefferson and nineteenth-century American theatre / Benjamin McArthur.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.
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N792.02809/33
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Cradled in the profession -- 2. Marking the progress of civilization -- 3. Behind the cart of Thespis -- 4. An actor prepares -- 5. Echoing the public voice -- 6. Triumphs in comedy and melodrama -- 7. Nibbling at stardom -- 8. A mighty nimrod of theatrical touring -- 9. Mr. Jefferson and Rip Van...
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2007.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The most beloved American comedic actor of the nineteenth century, Joseph Jefferson made his name as Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle. In this book, a blend of biography and theatrical and cultural history, Benjamin McArthur chronicles Jefferson's remarkable career and offers an account of the heroic age of the American theatre."--BOOK JACKET.
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The man who was Rip van Winkle : Joseph Jefferson and nineteenth-century American theatre / Benjamin McArthur.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N792.02809/33
Record Identifier
74VKz8VAL623
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKz8VAL623
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ISBN
9780300122329 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
792.028092 B
MMS ID
991023550589702626
