Author: Stuart Oderman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476613699
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Usually playing someone needing to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability belied a strong and complex woman whose fatherless childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. The author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her all her days. With rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and many other important figures.
Lillian Gish
Author: Stuart Oderman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476613699
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Usually playing someone needing to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability belied a strong and complex woman whose fatherless childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. The author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her all her days. With rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and many other important figures.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476613699
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Usually playing someone needing to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability belied a strong and complex woman whose fatherless childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. The author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her all her days. With rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and many other important figures.
Stage Left
Author: Clay Reynolds
Publisher: Troy, N.Y. : Whitston Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Reynolds's work focuses our attention on a significant period in American drama, raising our consciousness of these writers and their plays. . . . Disturbed that the social dramatists of the Depression are either ignored or relegated to a separate shelf, Reynolds reminds us of the vitality of their work and offers a compelling way to view their contributions to our modern drama."South Central Review
Publisher: Troy, N.Y. : Whitston Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"Reynolds's work focuses our attention on a significant period in American drama, raising our consciousness of these writers and their plays. . . . Disturbed that the social dramatists of the Depression are either ignored or relegated to a separate shelf, Reynolds reminds us of the vitality of their work and offers a compelling way to view their contributions to our modern drama."South Central Review
Federal Theatre, 1935-1939
Author: Jane DeHart Mathews
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400872170
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The WPA Theatre Project-conceived as a relief measure, a work program, and an artistic experiment-enjoyed a brief but lively existence. With skill and sensitivity Mrs. Mathews explores its turbulent history from its ambiguous origins in 1935 to its tragic demise in 1939. The book recreate: the atmosphere of the era, and conveys a vivid sense of the Joys, frustrations, and personal sacrifices undergone by those dedicated few who recognized the need for an American People's Theatre.. Mrs. Mathews also provides a detailed account of the Congressional hearings which occasioned the disbanding of the. Project, and a fascinating portrait of Hallie Flanagan, the Projects colorful National Director. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400872170
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The WPA Theatre Project-conceived as a relief measure, a work program, and an artistic experiment-enjoyed a brief but lively existence. With skill and sensitivity Mrs. Mathews explores its turbulent history from its ambiguous origins in 1935 to its tragic demise in 1939. The book recreate: the atmosphere of the era, and conveys a vivid sense of the Joys, frustrations, and personal sacrifices undergone by those dedicated few who recognized the need for an American People's Theatre.. Mrs. Mathews also provides a detailed account of the Congressional hearings which occasioned the disbanding of the. Project, and a fascinating portrait of Hallie Flanagan, the Projects colorful National Director. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Play Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Stage Left
Author: Richard Clay Reynolds
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Enriched Teaching of English in the Junior and Senior High School
Author: Maxie Nave Woodring
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)
The Booklist
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The One-act Play Today
Author: William Kozlenko
Publisher: New York : Harcourt, Brace
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Harcourt, Brace
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Book Review Digest
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description