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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... night in consequence of the great pain arising from my toe . Day fair . November 22nd . Passed another bad night . I shall have to lose the nail of that toe . Wrote off Count Montalban in " Honeymoon . " I fear my Texas engagement will ...
... night in consequence of the great pain arising from my toe . Day fair . November 22nd . Passed another bad night . I shall have to lose the nail of that toe . Wrote off Count Montalban in " Honeymoon . " I fear my Texas engagement will ...
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... night . Started at 11 A. M. for Corpus Christi , arriving just before dark . ' Twas a sight to behold the long line of tents on the beach . Hearty welcome from the soldiers when we landed . Passed the night in a soldier's tent . Monday ...
... night . Started at 11 A. M. for Corpus Christi , arriving just before dark . ' Twas a sight to behold the long line of tents on the beach . Hearty welcome from the soldiers when we landed . Passed the night in a soldier's tent . Monday ...
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... night , desolation , starvation , dogs , bears , and ice floes , death and the " open Polar Sea . " The whole was quite in his province . The exhibition was shown in Philadelphia ( Dr. Kane's home ) , prospered for a week , then moved ...
... night , desolation , starvation , dogs , bears , and ice floes , death and the " open Polar Sea . " The whole was quite in his province . The exhibition was shown in Philadelphia ( Dr. Kane's home ) , prospered for a week , then moved ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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