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 38
... told by Reeves that she was always imperfect in her parts . She told her husband of it , who demanded from Reeves an apology . Reeves told Cook to go away , he was busy , at the same time shov- ing him with his hand . Cook then drew a ...
... told by Reeves that she was always imperfect in her parts . She told her husband of it , who demanded from Reeves an apology . Reeves told Cook to go away , he was busy , at the same time shov- ing him with his hand . Cook then drew a ...
Page 65
... told what scenes to pull out from his scenery dock , the property man gave a list of his " props , " the leader supplied with his incidental music cues , the actors went into their wardrobe trunks for whatever would pass muster as a ...
... told what scenes to pull out from his scenery dock , the property man gave a list of his " props , " the leader supplied with his incidental music cues , the actors went into their wardrobe trunks for whatever would pass muster as a ...
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... told them to go ; he would close the show and leave them in Montgomery . This unexpected riposte silenced them and for a week the fires smouldered . Just as they were flaring again , Mrs. Hernan- dez ( who seems to be flitting back and ...
... told them to go ; he would close the show and leave them in Montgomery . This unexpected riposte silenced them and for a week the fires smouldered . Just as they were flaring again , Mrs. Hernan- dez ( who seems to be flitting back and ...
Contents
BARNSTORMING IN THE FORTIES | 1 |
THE WARTIME THEATRE | 19 |
THREE SOUTHWESTERN PLAYHOUSES | 28 |
Copyright | |
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