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 57
... Monday 15th . C. T. Smith , who was to have played Marson in " The Soldier of '76 " left town very suddenly , forgetting to pay his bills . I was called on to play his part at short notice . Hadn't even time to shift my street clothes ...
... Monday 15th . C. T. Smith , who was to have played Marson in " The Soldier of '76 " left town very suddenly , forgetting to pay his bills . I was called on to play his part at short notice . Hadn't even time to shift my street clothes ...
Page 87
... Monday 22nd . Wind . Unsettled . Mrs. Malinda Jones appeared as " Ion . " Some persons in the front kept laughing and talking . Mrs. Jones stepped forward saying it would be impossible for her to proceed unless the policeman would keep ...
... Monday 22nd . Wind . Unsettled . Mrs. Malinda Jones appeared as " Ion . " Some persons in the front kept laughing and talking . Mrs. Jones stepped forward saying it would be impossible for her to proceed unless the policeman would keep ...
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... Monday 6th . Another beautiful day . Our married life has had a very pleasant beginning . May it continue until death parts us , with no regret for the day I became a Benedick ! Returned to town A. M. Received the congratulations of my ...
... Monday 6th . Another beautiful day . Our married life has had a very pleasant beginning . May it continue until death parts us , with no regret for the day I became a Benedick ! Returned to town A. M. Received the congratulations of my ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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