Taking the approach of feminist collective biography, this book tells the story of the Canadian women who forged careers as professional actresses from the 1870s to the 1940s. Appearing in Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, they were integral in theatrical networks and h...

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Main Author:	Morgan, Cecilia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Montreal McGill-Queen's University Press 2022
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Geschichte 1800-1900 Soziale Situation Schauspielerin Kanada
Summary:	Taking the approach of feminist collective biography, this book tells the story of the Canadian women who forged careers as professional actresses from the 1870s to the 1940s. Appearing in Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, they were integral in theatrical networks and helped shape transnational middle-class culture. Cover -- SWEET CANADIAN GIRLS ABROAD -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Actresses? The Personal and the Professional -- CHAPTER One Becoming an Actress: Childhood, Family, and the Stage -- CHAPTER TWO Working Lives -- CHAPTER THREE The Plays -- CHAPTER FOUR Celebrity -- CHAPTER FIVE Citizenship -- CHAPTER SIX The Interwar Decades: Retaining Old Patterns, Facing New Challenges -- CHAPTER SEVEN The Modern - and Transnational - Sweet Canadian Girl Onstage in London ...and New York ... and Sydney ... and Auckland -- Epilogue -- Dramatis Personae -- Figures -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Physical Description:	XI, 424 Seiten
ISBN:	9780228013273