The First English Actresses
Title | The First English Actresses PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Howe |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1992-06-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780521422109 |
This book describes how and why women were permitted to act on the public stage after 1660 in England.
The First English Actresses
Title | The First English Actresses PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Wysham Lanier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1930 |
Genre | Actresses |
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The First English Actresses
Title | The First English Actresses PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Wysham Lanier |
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Pages | |
Release | 1930 |
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The First English Actresses, from the Initial Appearance of Women on the Stage, in 1660 Till 1700, by Henry Whysham Lanier...
Title | The First English Actresses, from the Initial Appearance of Women on the Stage, in 1660 Till 1700, by Henry Whysham Lanier... PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Wysham Lanier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 1930 |
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The First Actresses
Title | The First Actresses PDF eBook |
Author | Gillian Perry |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Actresses |
ISBN | 9781855144118 |
Featuring a range of large-scale, public and more intimate portraits of actresses, The First Actresses provides a vivid spectacle of femininity, fashion and theatricality from Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons. Ranging from oil paint to porcelain, these portraits illustrate the enduring popularity of portraits of women performers. Crucially the book seeks to reassess the traditional association between actress and'prostitute', and the moral ambiguity of women playing male roles. Portraiture became an important vehicle for the expression of concerns about female sexuality, social status, decorum, gender and celebrity. The authors also chart the commercialisation of the spectacle of the actress, as well as the connections between the eighteenth-century 'star system' and modern celebrity culture. Organised thematically, sections include: 'Painting Acresses' Lives', 'Nell Gwyn and Covent Garden Goddesses', 'Divas, Dancing and the Rage for Music: Painting Women in Musical Performance', 'Beauty, Ageing and the Body Politic of the Eighteenth-Century Actress' and 'Star Systems'. Illustrated with remarkable paintings by major artists of the period, a fascinating and lucid text reveals the many ways in which women performers enabled artistic innovation and creativity, provoked intellectual debate and contributed to the popularity and visibility of the theatre. Accompanies an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 20 October 2011 - 8 January 2012
Actresses and Whores
Title | Actresses and Whores PDF eBook |
Author | Kirsten Pullen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2005-02-17 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521541022 |
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Rise of the English Actress
Title | Rise of the English Actress PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Richards |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 1993-06-18 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1349099309 |
An account of the English actress's view of her own rise up to social and professional prominence from 1600 to the present. Examining the actress's experience as distinct from the actor's, this book charts her influence on each age's views of women's nature and their role in society.