One Man in His Time: The Adventures of H. Watkins, Strolling Player, 1845-1863, from His JournalThis book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. |
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... Americans not stated , but there are plenty who would be glad if it were heavy - Englishmen particularly . Friday 22nd ... American girl who was as near perfection as it is possible for woman to be ( I don't remember ever seeing a female ...
... Americans not stated , but there are plenty who would be glad if it were heavy - Englishmen particularly . Friday 22nd ... American girl who was as near perfection as it is possible for woman to be ( I don't remember ever seeing a female ...
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... American citizens are being invaded . This trying to supplant the indiginous flower of America with the exotic weeds of England ! It seems unjust that our leading theatre should send abroad for actors , but so it will be while ...
... American citizens are being invaded . This trying to supplant the indiginous flower of America with the exotic weeds of England ! It seems unjust that our leading theatre should send abroad for actors , but so it will be while ...
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... American Dramatic Fund Association . This Society has been in existence for four years and has created a fund of nearly $ 13,000 . At first it met with opposi- tion from members of the profession , who believed it to be a scheme gotten ...
... American Dramatic Fund Association . This Society has been in existence for four years and has created a fund of nearly $ 13,000 . At first it met with opposi- tion from members of the profession , who believed it to be a scheme gotten ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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