Eva Le Gallienne: A Biography
For modern theater, the loss of Eva Le Gallienne was particularly tragic. A star in every sense, La Gallienne was a director and muse of top playwrights, a translator ofIbsen, and a founder of the American repertory theater movement. Born in 1899, she cut a wide swath through the theatrical world in the first half of the century. This is the second biography of Le Gallienne to appear in recent years, and Helen Sheehy tackles her larger-than-life subject with verve and thoroughness.