Nineteenth-Century American Women Theatre Managers

by Jane Kathleen Curry

Many women held positions of great responsibility and power in the United States during the 19th century as theatre managers: managing stock companies, owning or leasing theatres, hiring actors and other personnel, selecting plays for production, directing rehearsals, supervising all production details, and promoting their dramatic offerings. Competing in risky business ventures, these women were remarkable for defying societal norms that restricted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313291411
• ISBN13: 9780313291418
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"