An edition of Actresses as working women (1991)
Actresses as working women
their social identity in Victorian culture
By Tracy C. Davis
Publish Date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Language
eng
Pages
200
Description:
Using historical evidence and personal accounts, Davis examines the reality of conditions for òrdinary' actresses, their working environments, employment patterns, and the reasons why acting continued as a popular though insecure profession.
subjects: Actresses, History, Theater and society, Women in the theater, Theater, great britain, history, Théâtre et société, Histoire, Femmes au théâtre, Actrices, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, Cultural Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, Cultural, Popular Culture, Schauspielerin, Toneelspelers, Vrouwen, Théâtre, Aspect social, Femmes, Au théâtre
Places: Great Britain
Times: 19th century