Bloody tyrants & little pickles : stage roles of Anglo-American girls in the nineteenth century /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schweitzer, Marlis (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2020]
Series:	Studies in theatre history and culture.
Subjects:	Fisher, Clara, > 1811-1898 > Criticism and interpretation. Lander, J. M. > (Jean Margaret), > 1829-1903 > Criticism and interpretation. Theater > United States > History > 19th century. Theater > England > History > 19th century. Theater > Commonwealth contries > History > 19th century. American drama > 19th century > History and criticism. English drama > 19th century > History and criticism. 1800-1899 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
Interlude 1. Bettymania
Chapter 1. The Tyrant King: On Girls Playing Richard III
Interlude 2. A Brief History of the Tomboy
Chapter 2. The Spoiled Child: On the Politics of Travesty Roles
Interlude 3. Drew's Three Sentences
Chapter 3. Old and Young: On "Age-Appropriate" Roles for Girls
Interlude 4. Clara Fisher Everywhere
Chapter 4. The Manager's Daughter: On Fixing and Other Performances of Middle-Class Domesticity
Interlude 5. Object Less ons from Jean Davenport's Scrapbook, c. 1840
Chapter 5. A Daughter of the Empire: On the Limits of Representation
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index