Sarah Siddons: The First Celebrity Actress

by Jo Willett

Book Overview

Sarah Siddons rose from a poor, traveling actor to Britain's greatest tragic actress by overcoming early career failures, becoming a superstar by her 30s, and skillfully managing her image and reputation in the eighteenth century.

Sarah Siddons grew up as a member of a family troupe of travelling actors, always poor and often hungry, resorting to foraging for turnips to eat. But before she was 30 she had become a superstar, her fees...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399018620
• ISBN13: 9781399018623
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"