English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800
English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800

Author: Heather Ladd

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2022-06-17

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1644532603

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English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800 explores the theatrical anecdote's role in the construction of stage fame in England's emergent celebrity culture during the long eighteenth century, as well as the challenges of employing anecdotes in theatre scholarship today. Chapters in this book discuss anecdotes about actors, actresses, musicians, and other theatre people.

Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part I, Volume 1
Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part I, Volume 1

Author: Gail Marshall

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-28

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1040251021

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Focuses on David Garrick and the leading actors of his company at Drury Lane. This book tells how, in their time, Garrick, Macklin and Woffington were as famous for their achievements on the stage as they were infamous for their activities off it. It draws a selection of the actors' own words with those of their contemporaries and critics.

David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity
David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity

Author: Leslie Ritchie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-17

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1108475876

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Explores how David Garrick - actor, newspaper proprietor and part-owner of Drury Lane Theatre - mediated his own celebrity.