Originally published in 1978. Between 1830 and 1890 the English
theatre became recognisably modern. Standards of acting and
presentation improved immeasurably, new playwrights emerged,
theatres became more comfortable and more intimate and playgoing
became a national pastime with all classes. The actor's status rose
accordingly. In 1830 he had been little better than a social
outcast; by 1880 he had become a member of a skilled, relatively
well-paid and respected profession which was attracting new
recruits in unprecedented numbers. This is a social history of
Victorian actors which seeks to show how wider social attitudes and
developments affected the changing status of acting as a
profession. Thus the stage's relationship with the professional
world and the other arts is dealt with and is followed by an
assessment of the moral and religious background which played so
decisive a part in contemporary attitudes to actors. The position
of actresses in particular is given special consideration. Many
non-theatrical sources are used here and there is a survey of
salaries and working conditions in the theatre to show how the
rising social status of the actor was matched by changes in his
theatrical standing. A novel area of study is covered in tracing
the changing social composition of the acting profession over the
period and in exploring the case-histories of three generations of
performers.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre |
| Release date: |
July 2015 |
| First published: |
1978 |
| Authors: |
Michael Baker
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
238 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-92903-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Theatre, drama >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-92903-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781138929036 |
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