Edwin Forrest (e-bog) af Arthur W. Bloom, Bloom

Edwin Forrest e-bog

273,24 DKK (inkl. moms 341,55 DKK)
Edwin Forrest was the foremost American actor of the nineteenth century. His advocacy of American, and specifically Jacksonian, themes made him popular in New York's Bowery Theatre. His rivalry with the English tragedian William Charles Macready led to the Astor Place Riot, and his divorce from Catharine Sinclair Forrest was one of the greatest social scandals of the period. This full-length bi...
E-bog 273,24 DKK
Forfattere Arthur W. Bloom, Bloom (forfatter)
Forlag McFarland
Udgivet 3 maj 2019
Længde 344 sider
Genrer Theatre studies
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781476635927
Edwin Forrest was the foremost American actor of the nineteenth century. His advocacy of American, and specifically Jacksonian, themes made him popular in New York's Bowery Theatre. His rivalry with the English tragedian William Charles Macready led to the Astor Place Riot, and his divorce from Catharine Sinclair Forrest was one of the greatest social scandals of the period. This full-length biography examines Forrest's personal life while acknowledging the impossibility of separating it from his public image. Included is a historical chronology of every known performance the actor gave.