Title Childhood and nineteenth-century American theatre : the work of the Marsh Troupe of juvenile actors / Shauna Vey

Published Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Theater in the Americas Theater in the Americas. Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Beginnings and Success -- 2. First Losses, and a Battle Won -- 3. Perfect Angel -- Forever -- 4. Chasing Audiences and Aging Out -- 5. Tomboys Rule -- 6. Fathers and Sons Summary "This study of the daily work lives of five members of the Marsh Troupe, a nineteenth-century professional acting company composed primarily of children, sheds light on the construction of idealized childhood inside and outside the American theatre"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Marsh Troupe of Juvenile Comedians (Theater group : Philadelphia, Pa.) SUBJECT Marsh Troupe of Juvenile Comedians (Theater group : Philadelphia, Pa.) fast Subject Child actors -- United States -- History -- 19th century Theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism. PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General. Child actors Theater United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2015004645 ISBN 9780809334391 0809334399

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