A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 16, W. West to Zwingman, Volume 16: Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in

by Edward Langhans, Philip Highfill, Kalman Burnim, et al.

A major project begun in 1973 reaches its conclusion with the publication of volumes 15 and 16 of the Biographical Dictionary, a series considered "a reference work of the first order" by Theatre and Performing Arts Collections.

Among performers highlighted in these last volumes is Catherine Tofts, a gifted singer whose popular acclaim was captured in lines by Samuel Phillips: "How are we pleas'd when beauteous Tofts appears,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809318032
• ISBN13: 9780809318032
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.8" x 10.4"