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Book Synopsis Cora Urquhart Potter by : Craig Clinton
Download or read book Cora Urquhart Potter written by Craig Clinton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This critical biography explores the life of the famed actress from abandonment of her position as a New York society belle to her career. Of particular note is the manner in which Potter's defiance of convention both mirrored and propelled the changes transforming theatre and society. In advancing the New Woman, both on and off stage"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter and Mr. Kyrle Bellew by :
Download or read book Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter and Mr. Kyrle Bellew written by and published by . This book was released on 1896* with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Autograph Letter Signed from Cora Urquhart Potter, New York, to Elsie Leslie Lyde, New York by :
Download or read book Autograph Letter Signed from Cora Urquhart Potter, New York, to Elsie Leslie Lyde, New York written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Potter apologizes for not being able to oblige Miss Lyde with a box on Saturday, but "every thing for the Cleopatra Saturday performances had been sold for days." On stationery of Brevoort House. With envelope addressed to Miss Elsie Leslie Lyde, 345 West 58th St.
Book Synopsis Autograph Letter Signed from Cora Urquhart Potter, New York, to Albert Marshman Palmer by :
Download or read book Autograph Letter Signed from Cora Urquhart Potter, New York, to Albert Marshman Palmer written by and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potter writes on behalf of her friend, Robert Sale Hill, who previously had success in amateur theatricals at Madison Square and who wishes to return to the stage. On stationery of Brevoort House.
Book Synopsis Social life in old New Orleans by : Eliza Ripley
Download or read book Social life in old New Orleans written by Eliza Ripley and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-12-13 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Children should be seen and not heard.” Children were neither seen nor heard in the days of which I write, the days of 1840. They led the simple life, going and coming in their own unobtrusive way, making no stir in fashionable circles, with laces and flounces and feathered hats. There were no ready-made garments then for grown-ups, much less for children. It was before California gold mines, before the Mexican war, before money was so abundant that we children could turn up our little noses at a picayune. I recall the time when Alfred Munroe descended from Boston upon the mercantile world of New Orleans, and opened on Camp Street a “one price” clothing store for men. Nobody had ever heard of one price, and no deviation, for anything, from a chicken to a plantation. The fun of hectoring over price, and feeling, no matter how the trade ended, you had a bargain after all, was denied the customers of Mr. Alfred Munroe. The innovation was startling, but Munroe retired with a fortune in course of time.
Download or read book Cora Witherspoon written by Axel Nissen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into an upper-crust family in New Orleans, Cora Bell Witherspoon (1890-1957) was an orphan by the age of 10 and a professional actress by 15. She was seen on Broadway from 1910 till 1946 in 36 productions and was a popular character actress in Hollywood between 1931 and 1954. On stage she played roles like Sallie McBride in Daddy Long Legs, Josephine Trent in The Awful Truth, Martha Culver in The Constant Wife, Prudence in Camille, and Mrs. Grant in The Front Page. Like many Hollywood supporting players, her screen time was limited. She made the most of it, whether as W.C. Fields's shrewish wife in The Bank Dick, Bette Davis's fair weather friend Carrie in Dark Victory, the earthy, amorous maid Patty in Quality Street, or the overbearing dowager Mrs. Williamson in The Mating Season. On both stage and screen, Witherspoon portrayed a range of stereotypes of older women. In the end, though, she created her own type, incarnating the fashionable, frivolous, flighty, and fawning society woman, often with a thinly veiled libidinous quality. In addition to a detailed account of Witherspoon's theater and film career, this groundbreaking biography reveals her upbringing and family background and discusses her struggle with substance abuse, which resulted in two highly publicized arrests and one conviction.
Book Synopsis Autograph Letters Signed from Cora Urquhart Potter, New York, Milwaukee, Calcutta, London, Paris, Cincinnati, and Tuxedo Park, Albany, and Dobbs Ferry, New York, to Various People by :
Download or read book Autograph Letters Signed from Cora Urquhart Potter, New York, Milwaukee, Calcutta, London, Paris, Cincinnati, and Tuxedo Park, Albany, and Dobbs Ferry, New York, to Various People written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some letters undated.
Book Synopsis Their Gilded Cage by : Richard Jay Hutto
Download or read book Their Gilded Cage written by Richard Jay Hutto and published by Indigo Custom Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Hutto presents the quintessential stories of America's oldest money. Readers will meet Joseph Pulitzer, J.P. Morgan, Vanderbilt, and other members in the parlors of the Jekyll Island Club, a pristine Georgia retreat.
Download or read book Dressing Up written by Elizabeth L. Block and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How wealthy American women--as consumers and as influencers--helped shape French couture of the late nineteenth century; lavishly illustrated. French fashion of the late nineteenth century is known for its allure, its ineffable chic--think of John Singer Sargent's Madame X and her scandalously slipping strap. For Parisian couturiers and their American customers, it was also serious business. In Dressing Up, Elizabeth Block examines the couturiers' influential clientele--wealthy American women who bolstered the French fashion industry with a steady stream of orders from the United States. Countering the usual narrative of the designer as solo creative genius, Block shows that these women--as high-volume customers and as pre-Internet influencers--were active participants in the era's transnational fashion system. Block describes the arrival of nouveau riche Americans on the French fashion scene, joining European royalty, French socialites, and famous actresses on the client rosters of the best fashion houses--Charles Frederick Worth, Doucet, and Félix, among others. She considers the mutual dependence of couture and coiffure; the participation of couturiers in international expositions (with mixed financial results); the distinctive shopping practices of American women, which ranged from extensive transatlantic travel to quick trips downtown to the department store; the performance of conspicuous consumption at balls and soirées; the impact of American tariffs on the French fashion industry; and the emergence of smuggling, theft, and illicit copying of French fashions in the American market as the middle class emulated the preferences of the rich. Lavishly illustrated, with vibrant images of dresses, portraits, and fashion plates, Dressing Up reveals the power of American women in French couture. Winner of the Aileen Ribeiro Grant of the Association of Dress Historians; an Association for Art History grant; and a Pasold Research Fund grant.
Book Synopsis Mrs. Leslie Carter by : Craig Clinton
Download or read book Mrs. Leslie Carter written by Craig Clinton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born Caroline Louise Dudley, Mrs. Leslie Carter was destined to become one of America's principal turn-of-the century actresses. In 1889, a high profile divorce case labeled her an adulteress and sent her to the brink of poverty. With characteristic resilience, however, Mrs. Carter used infamy to her advantage. Retaining her married name as an act of revenge against her ex-husband, she approached David Belasco, one of the foremost playwright/directors of the day, and persuaded him to teach her the art of acting. So began one of theatre's most prolific partnerships. Not only did Belasco become Mrs. Carter's acting coach, he composed plays specifically as vehicles to showcase her particular talents. Although their relationship ruptured in 1906, Mrs. Carter continued to enjoy international renown. Weathering the changing times and methods of the early twentieth century, she persevered through stage, silent movies and vaudeville shows. This biography focuses particularly on Mrs. Carter's successful career and on her professional partnership with David Belasco. Spanning a period of radical transformation in American theatre, her career reflected--and endured--the artistic changes which occurred during the decades on either side of the century mark. Period photographs and theatrical art are included.
Download or read book Who's who written by Henry Robert Addison and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 2294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."
Download or read book Who's who in America written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 2716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The London Stage 1890-1899 by : J. P. Wearing
Download or read book The London Stage 1890-1899 written by J. P. Wearing and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become available, notably various reference works and the digitization of important newspapers and relevant periodicals. The second edition of The London Stage 1890–1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel provides a chronological calendar of London shows from the first of January, 1890, through the 31st of December, 1899. The volume chronicles more than 3,000 productions at 31 major central London theatres during this period. For each entry the following information is provided: Title Author Theatre Performers Personnel Opening and Closing Dates Number of Performances Other details include genre of the production, number of acts, and a list of reviews. A comment section includes other interesting information, such as plot description, first-night reception by the audience, noteworthy performances, staging elements, and details of performances in New York either prior to or after the London production. Among the plays staged in London during this decade were Alice in Wonderland, Arms and the Man, Cyrano de Bergerac, An Ideal Husband, The Prisoner of Zenda, and The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, as well as numerous musical comedies (British and American), foreign works, operas, and revivals of English classics. A definitive resource, this edition revises, corrects, and expands the original calendar. In addition, approximately 20 percent of the material—in particular, information of adaptations and translations, plot sources, and comment information—is new. Arranged chronologically, the shows are fully indexed by title, genre, and theatre. A general index includes numerous subject entries on such topics as acting, audiences, censorship, costumes, managers, performers, prompters, staging, and ticket prices. The London Stage 1890–1899 will be of value to scholars, theatrical personnel, librarians, writers, journalists, and historians.
Book Synopsis Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American by :
Download or read book Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gallery of Players: Nos. 1-6 written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gallery of Players by : Austin Brereton
Download or read book Gallery of Players written by Austin Brereton and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Werner's Directory of Elocutionists, Readers, Lecturers and Other Public Instructors and Entertainers ... by : Elsie M. Wilbor
Download or read book Werner's Directory of Elocutionists, Readers, Lecturers and Other Public Instructors and Entertainers ... written by Elsie M. Wilbor and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
