Actresses as working women : their social identity in Victorian culture /

Actresses as working women : their social identity in Victorian culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Davis, Tracy C., 1960-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Gender and performance
Gender and performance.
Subject:
Theater and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Women in the theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Actresses -- Great Britain.
Actresses.
Theater and society.
Women in the theater.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11217393
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9780203200018
0203200012
9780415056526
0415056527
9780415063531
0415063531
9781134934478
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9781134934423
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9781134934461
1134934467
0203200012
0415056527
0415063531
9786610442713
6610442711
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-191) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Using historical evidence and personal accounts, Davis examines the reality of conditions for ò€rdinary' actresses, their working environments, employment patterns, and the reasons why acting continued as a popular though insecure profession.
Other form:Print version: Davis, Tracy C., 1960- Actresses as working women. London ; New York : Routledge, 1991

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