Victorian touring actresses brings new attention to women's
experience of working in nineteenth-century theatre by focusing on
a diverse group of largely forgotten 'mid-tier' performers, rather
than the usual celebrity figures. It examines how actresses
responded to changing political, economic and social circumstances
and how the women were themselves agents of change. Their histories
reveal dynamic patterns of activity within the theatrical industry
and expose its relationship to wider Victorian culture. With an
innovative organisation mimicking the stages of an actress's life
and career, the volume draws on new archival research and plentiful
illustrations to examine the challenges and opportunities facing
the women as they toured both within the UK and further afield in
North America and Australasia. It will appeal to students and
researchers in theatre and performance history, Victorian studies,
gender studies and transatlantic studies. -- .
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