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"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.
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Cora Urquhart Potter: the Victorian actress as provocateur
2010, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
0786449578 9780786449576
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Table of Contents
Introduction : the Victorian actress as provocateur
A keen student of American foibles
Jumboizing" the "fair amateur"
Rival graces : Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew in America
Antony and Cleopatra : a perilous public experiment
The Antipodes : a large dose of success
Thérèse Raquin and Francillon : immoral and filthy plays
Charlotte Corday : America has brought forth another great actress
A pageant of millinery and a decadent Juliet
Miladi in The musketeers : a truly great performance
Carnac sahib : a large section of the audience resented the piece
The ghetto, Lady Meux and a "mystic farce"
Ulysses : a strike for independence
Actress/manager at the Savoy
Irreverent laughter and a ridiculous perversion of history
Restoration of the "independent spirit"
Her own original vaudeville offering
Fifi Stillman's mother dies at Monte Carlo.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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