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William Gillette : a Connecticut Yankee and the American stage /

This program documents the life and career of William Gillette. Gillette had an enormous impact on the American theater of his day and is credited with the invention of "underacting." It includes rare archival footage of Gillette, as well as re-enactments from his plays, photographs, playb...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Connecticut Heritage Productions, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Loffredo, Peter
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Princeton, N.J.] : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1996]
Series:Theatre in video.
Subjects:
Gillette, William.
Theater > United States > Biography.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this online video
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Summary:This program documents the life and career of William Gillette. Gillette had an enormous impact on the American theater of his day and is credited with the invention of "underacting." It includes rare archival footage of Gillette, as well as re-enactments from his plays, photographs, playbills, and other theatrical memorabilia.
Item Description:"FFH 6018."
Originally published as a videocassette.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (28 min.)