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Nineteenth-Century American Women Theatre Managers, Vol. 143 »

Authors: Jane K. Curry
ISBN-13: 9780313291418, ISBN-10: 0313291411
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: July 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jane K. Curry

JANE KATHLEEN CURRY is Assistant Professor of Theater at Wake Forest University. Her books include Nineteenth-Century American Women Theater Managers (Greenwood, 1994).

Book Synopsis

This study documents the more than fifty women who found unique opportunities in theatre management in the nineteenth century and demonstrates that many held positions of responsibility and influence.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
1	The Pioneers - Early Nineteenth-Century Women Theatre Managers in the United States	11
2	Women Theatre Managers of the California Gold Rush	35
3	Laura Keene - First-Class Theatre Manager in New York City	53
4	Mrs. John Drew and Other Women Theatre Managers in Philadelphia	77
5	After Keene - More Women Theatre Managers in New York City and Brooklyn	93
6	Beyond the Theatrical Centers - Later Nineteenth-Century Women Theatre Managers throughout the United States	119
	Conclusion	129
	Bibliography	135
	Index	149