McKee Rankin and the Heyday of the American Theater

by David Beasley

McKee Rankin burst upon the theater world in the 1860s. By the age of twenty-one, Rankin, a Canadian by birth, had become leading man at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia, considered to be the best theater in the country. A matinee idol and a superb character actor, he formed one of the first combination companies to tour America. He wrote successful Western dramas, in which he and his wife, the famous Kitty Blanchard, created unforgettable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889203903
• ISBN13: 9780889203907
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 75.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"