Performance of the Century

Performance of the Century PDF

Author: Robert Simonson

Publisher: Applause Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781557838377

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PERFORMANCE OF THE CENTURY: 100 YEARS OF ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION AND THE RISE OF PROF

Eight Women of the American Stage

Eight Women of the American Stage PDF

Author: Roy Harris

Publisher: Heinemann Drama

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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A highly readable, informative book about the professional lives of some of the foremost actresses working in theatre and film today.

Laurette Taylor, American Stage Legend

Laurette Taylor, American Stage Legend PDF

Author: Lynn Kear

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0786461934

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How did Laurette Taylor (1884-1946) become America's most celebrated actress? What training and experience led to her first stage success, Peg o' My Heart, in 1912? How did her failed 1920s silent film career influence her stage technique? What was so remarkable about her portrayal of Amanda Wingfield in the original 1945 Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie that many actors and critics have proclaimed her performance as the greatest they have ever seen, before or since? How did alcoholism affect her career? And why has it been so difficult to tell her story on stage and screen? This biography offers fascinating new insights into the life and craft of Laurette Taylor. Included is a very short play written by the actress, entitled The Dying Wife.