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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Page 142
... George urges him to give up the fight . The whole game is based on hazard and preference , and its winnings , at best , are pitifully small . Why not take a busi- ness position that will yield a steady income ? But where— how ? George ...
... George urges him to give up the fight . The whole game is based on hazard and preference , and its winnings , at best , are pitifully small . Why not take a busi- ness position that will yield a steady income ? But where— how ? George ...
Page 156
... George ; genuine affection ruled there . George was some kind of traveling salesman whose enterprise prospered , his business keeping him con- tinually from New York . Here and there the Diarist drops his pretentious and self ...
... George ; genuine affection ruled there . George was some kind of traveling salesman whose enterprise prospered , his business keeping him con- tinually from New York . Here and there the Diarist drops his pretentious and self ...
Page 192
... George and Mother apprising them of their new relative . Nobly done , Harriet ! Your theatre instinct functioned perfectly . A true trouper , you chose the one free day at your disposal to bring George Washington Watkins into the world ...
... George and Mother apprising them of their new relative . Nobly done , Harriet ! Your theatre instinct functioned perfectly . A true trouper , you chose the one free day at your disposal to bring George Washington Watkins into the world ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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