Author: Kevin Lane Dearinger
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476650314
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
When Mrs. August Belmont died in 1979, just before her 100th birthday, she was remembered as a philanthropist and advocate for the arts, especially the Metropolitan Opera--but before her triumphs as Mrs. Belmont, she had dignified the American stage for 13 glorious years as Eleanor Robson, actress. Her splendid voice, understated style, and always-evident intelligence thrilled legions of theatregoers and enthralled the best playwrights of her time, including Israel Zangwill, Clyde Fitch, and George Bernard Shaw. Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her--women who sought to control their own careers and demanded artistic respect and freedom, and who, by the twenty-first century, would confidently call themselves not actresses, but actors. This is the first book-length biography of her, focusing especially on her theatrical career.
Eleanor Robson Belmont
Author: Kevin Lane Dearinger
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476650314
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
When Mrs. August Belmont died in 1979, just before her 100th birthday, she was remembered as a philanthropist and advocate for the arts, especially the Metropolitan Opera--but before her triumphs as Mrs. Belmont, she had dignified the American stage for 13 glorious years as Eleanor Robson, actress. Her splendid voice, understated style, and always-evident intelligence thrilled legions of theatregoers and enthralled the best playwrights of her time, including Israel Zangwill, Clyde Fitch, and George Bernard Shaw. Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her--women who sought to control their own careers and demanded artistic respect and freedom, and who, by the twenty-first century, would confidently call themselves not actresses, but actors. This is the first book-length biography of her, focusing especially on her theatrical career.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476650314
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
When Mrs. August Belmont died in 1979, just before her 100th birthday, she was remembered as a philanthropist and advocate for the arts, especially the Metropolitan Opera--but before her triumphs as Mrs. Belmont, she had dignified the American stage for 13 glorious years as Eleanor Robson, actress. Her splendid voice, understated style, and always-evident intelligence thrilled legions of theatregoers and enthralled the best playwrights of her time, including Israel Zangwill, Clyde Fitch, and George Bernard Shaw. Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her--women who sought to control their own careers and demanded artistic respect and freedom, and who, by the twenty-first century, would confidently call themselves not actresses, but actors. This is the first book-length biography of her, focusing especially on her theatrical career.
Our Players' Gallery
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Our Players Gallery
Author: W. J. Thorold
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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The Illustrated American News
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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The Review of Reviews
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Appletons' Journal of Literature, Science and Art
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Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Theatre Magazine
Author: W. J. Thorold
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Theatre Magazine
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Box, Pit, and Gallery
Author: James J. Lynch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520349423
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520349423
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.