Eleanor Robson Belmont a theatrical life
Preparing the Stage -- Madge Carr Cook : "A woman of individuality and no end of 'snap'" -- "Still in braids and an unclouded smile on her face" -- "Dainty, refined, girlish, but well-poised" -- "So many natural qualities" -- "About to become&qu...
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers
2023
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Preparing the Stage -- Madge Carr Cook : "A woman of individuality and no end of 'snap'" -- "Still in braids and an unclouded smile on her face" -- "Dainty, refined, girlish, but well-poised" -- "So many natural qualities" -- "About to become" -- "Something that holds attention" -- "Fire and energy and intellectual poise" -- "Merely" -- "You are an artist" -- A Shavian Interlude : "wonderful and mystical things" -- "Something there that I have only seen Duse do" -- "Nearly everything" -- "Nothing left after the night is over" -- "I'm Tired, tired!" -- "Near the edge of greatness" -- Later Stages : "Enthusiasm" "When Mrs. August Belmont died in 1979, just before her 100th birthday, she was remembered as a philanthropist and advocate for the arts, especially the Metropolitan Opera, but before her triumphs as Mrs. Belmont, she had dignified the American stage for 13 glorious years as Eleanor Robson, actress. Her splendid voice, understated style, and always-evident intelligence thrilled legions of theatregoers and enthralled the best playwrights of her time, including Israel Zangwill, Clyde Fitch, and George Bernard Shaw. Despite the brevity of her career, Eleanor Robson stands as a prototype for many actresses who followed her-women who sought to control their own careers and lives, demanded artistic respect and freedom, and who, by the twenty-first century, would confidently call themselves not actresses, but actors. This is her first book-length biography, focusing particularly on her theatrical career."-- |
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| Beschreibung: | x, 248 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781476692296 978-1-4766-9229-6 |