Edwin Forrest : a biography and performance history

"Edwin Forrest was the foremost American actor of the nineteenth century. His advocacy of American, and specifically Jacksonian, themes made him popular in New York's Bowery Theatre. This full-length biography examines Forrest's personal life while acknowledging the impossibility of s...

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Main Author: Bloom, Arthur W., 1939- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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Summary: "Edwin Forrest was the foremost American actor of the nineteenth century. His advocacy of American, and specifically Jacksonian, themes made him popular in New York's Bowery Theatre. This full-length biography examines Forrest's personal life while acknowledging the impossibility of separating it from his public image. Included is a historical chronology of every known performance the actor gave"--
Physical Description: ix, 334 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781476677545
1476677549