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 68
... called a Museum , and under that title , is visited by mem- bers of the church , who would not enter its walls if it was called by its right name - Theatre . Such conduct they call religion . I call it hypocrisy . The Diarist does not ...
... called a Museum , and under that title , is visited by mem- bers of the church , who would not enter its walls if it was called by its right name - Theatre . Such conduct they call religion . I call it hypocrisy . The Diarist does not ...
Page 98
... called The Brigands of the Isthmus was pre- sented in March . It was a piece of poor fustian and was greeted with derision by the audience . While two ladies were on the stage , some person threw a quantity of coppers at them . At the ...
... called The Brigands of the Isthmus was pre- sented in March . It was a piece of poor fustian and was greeted with derision by the audience . While two ladies were on the stage , some person threw a quantity of coppers at them . At the ...
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... called a proper person ) and present her as devastating European courts and enslaving monarchs . The piece was brazenly called Lola Montez in Bavaria and its cast repre- sented actually living people , including the senile old King of ...
... called a proper person ) and present her as devastating European courts and enslaving monarchs . The piece was brazenly called Lola Montez in Bavaria and its cast repre- sented actually living people , including the senile old King of ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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