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'Tis pity she's a whore : the first women on the London stage /

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Discusses and portrays the background and training of the first professional English actresses, their roles, their influence on the plays written at the time, and how their sexuality and availability became the central feature of their professional identity.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Fabula Films Ltd, Films for the Humanities (Firm), TVF Television and Film Productions
Other Authors: Holland, Peter, 1951-, James, Geraldine, 1950-, Richards, Sandra, 1943-, Taverner, Jay
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, [1994]
Subjects:
Actresses > England > London > History > 17th century.
Theater > England > London > History > 17th century.
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Summary:Discusses and portrays the background and training of the first professional English actresses, their roles, their influence on the plays written at the time, and how their sexuality and availability became the central feature of their professional identity.
Item Description:Vendor website does not provide whether the original video format used for the online video was VHS or DVD. The VHS was copyrighted for 1994, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2003.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (26 min.)