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Edwin Forrest: A Biography and Performance History

Edwin Forrest: A Biography and Performance History

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Publisher's Synopsis

Edwin Forrest was the foremost American actor of the nineteenth century. His advocacy of American, and specifically Jacksonian, themes made him popular in New York's Bowery Theatre. His rivalry with the English tragedian William Charles Macready led to the Astor Place Riot, and his divorce from Catharine Sinclair Forrest was one of the greatest social scandals of the period. This full-length biography examines Forrest's personal life while acknowledging the impossibility of separating it from his public image. Included is a historical chronology of every known performance the actor gave.

Book information

ISBN: 9781476677545
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.43028092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 344
Weight: 616g
Height: 180mm
Width: 254mm
Spine width: 25mm