Author: Alfred George Washington Carter
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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The Widow's Maid and the Bachelor's Man, Or, how to Get Rid of Them
Author: Alfred George Washington Carter
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Pages : 42
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A Player and a Gentleman
Author: Amy E. Hughes
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047290261X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Hardworking actor, playwright, and stage manager Harry Watkins (1825–94) was also a prolific diarist. For fifteen years Watkins regularly recorded the plays he saw, the roles he performed, the books he read, and his impressions of current events. Performing across the U.S., Watkins collaborated with preeminent performers and producers, recording his successes and failures as well as his encounters with celebrities such as P. T. Barnum, Junius Brutus Booth, Edwin Forrest, Anna Cora Mowatt, and Lucy Stone. His is the only known diary of substantial length and scope written by a U.S. actor before the Civil War—making Watkins, essentially, the antebellum equivalent of Samuel Pepys. Theater historians Amy E. Hughes and Naomi J. Stubbs have selected, edited, and annotated excerpts from the diary in an edition that offers a vivid glimpse of how ordinary people like Watkins lived, loved, struggled, and triumphed during one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history. The selections in A Player and a Gentleman are drawn from a more expansive digital archive of the complete diary. The book, like its digital counterpart, will richly enhance our knowledge of antebellum theater culture and daily life in the U.S. during this period.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047290261X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Hardworking actor, playwright, and stage manager Harry Watkins (1825–94) was also a prolific diarist. For fifteen years Watkins regularly recorded the plays he saw, the roles he performed, the books he read, and his impressions of current events. Performing across the U.S., Watkins collaborated with preeminent performers and producers, recording his successes and failures as well as his encounters with celebrities such as P. T. Barnum, Junius Brutus Booth, Edwin Forrest, Anna Cora Mowatt, and Lucy Stone. His is the only known diary of substantial length and scope written by a U.S. actor before the Civil War—making Watkins, essentially, the antebellum equivalent of Samuel Pepys. Theater historians Amy E. Hughes and Naomi J. Stubbs have selected, edited, and annotated excerpts from the diary in an edition that offers a vivid glimpse of how ordinary people like Watkins lived, loved, struggled, and triumphed during one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history. The selections in A Player and a Gentleman are drawn from a more expansive digital archive of the complete diary. The book, like its digital counterpart, will richly enhance our knowledge of antebellum theater culture and daily life in the U.S. during this period.
The National Magazine
Author: Abel Stevens
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Graham's Illustrated Magazine
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion
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Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Languages : en
Pages : 628
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The National Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Pages : 586
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Tid-bits
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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The art of living, or, Good advice for old and young
Author: T V. Paterson
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Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Kaleidoscope, Or, Literary and Scientific Mirror
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America
Author: John Ward Dean
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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