An edition of The man who was Rip van Winkle (2007)
The man who was Rip van Winkle
Joseph Jefferson and nineteenth-century American theatre
By Benjamin McArthur
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Publish Date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
eng
Pages
464
Description:
"The most beloved American comedic actor of the nineteenth century, Joseph Jefferson made his name as Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle. In this book, a blend of biography and theatrical and cultural history, Benjamin McArthur chronicles Jefferson's remarkable career and offers an account of the heroic age of the American theatre."--Jacket.
subjects: Actors, Biography, Jefferson, joseph, 1829-1905, Actors, united states, Actors, biography, Theater, History
People: Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905)
Places: United States