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 ix
... Stage Women's War Relief had appointed me their " Representative on Tour , " and I had tried to make good my ambiguous title in first qualifying with a Red Cross First Aid Certificate , and then seeking in each city along Mr. Skinner's ...
... Stage Women's War Relief had appointed me their " Representative on Tour , " and I had tried to make good my ambiguous title in first qualifying with a Red Cross First Aid Certificate , and then seeking in each city along Mr. Skinner's ...
Page 167
... stage and went out into the country to a farm house , invited by the proprietor , Mr. Saunders , to pass the day ... stage- fright as to be taken with a violent fit of vomiting just previous to entering upon the stage . Monday 26th ...
... stage and went out into the country to a farm house , invited by the proprietor , Mr. Saunders , to pass the day ... stage- fright as to be taken with a violent fit of vomiting just previous to entering upon the stage . Monday 26th ...
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... stage , but it was as much a genius for dress as a talent for acting that established her as a favorite . Her husband's wealth made this a possibility . From Mrs. Hoey dates a revolution in modern stage costuming . Little Rosina Shaw ...
... stage , but it was as much a genius for dress as a talent for acting that established her as a favorite . Her husband's wealth made this a possibility . From Mrs. Hoey dates a revolution in modern stage costuming . Little Rosina Shaw ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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