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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... theatrical engagement in the vast , un- peopled state of Texas in 1845. At far away Fort Snelling on the banks of the upper Mississippi he had had his first taste of drama at the age of fifteen . He had been a soldier up there , a ...
... theatrical engagement in the vast , un- peopled state of Texas in 1845. At far away Fort Snelling on the banks of the upper Mississippi he had had his first taste of drama at the age of fifteen . He had been a soldier up there , a ...
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... theatrical venture on the rocks , he packs his small be- longings , bids a lasting adieu to Corpus Christi , and in two days lands back in Galveston . He seeks an engagement with one Lewis , manager of the theatre , and finds matters ...
... theatrical venture on the rocks , he packs his small be- longings , bids a lasting adieu to Corpus Christi , and in two days lands back in Galveston . He seeks an engagement with one Lewis , manager of the theatre , and finds matters ...
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... theatrical manager in the city of Williamsburgh , Long Island . " The sword was delivered by Mr. Sparks , the sheriff of the County . He made a very appropriate speech ; I responded in effective if not eloquent terms . After the ...
... theatrical manager in the city of Williamsburgh , Long Island . " The sword was delivered by Mr. Sparks , the sheriff of the County . He made a very appropriate speech ; I responded in effective if not eloquent terms . After the ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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