Female spectacle
Subtitle: the theatrical roots of modern feminism
By: Susan A. Glenn.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Women in the theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women in the theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Feminism and theater -- United States.; Actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Female Spectacle reveals the theater to have been a powerful new source of cultural authority and visibility for women. Ironically, theater also provided an arena in which producers and audiences projected the uncertainties and hostilities that accompanied changing gender relations.

From Bernhardt's modern methods of self-advertising to Emma Goldman's political theatrics, from the female mimics and Salome dancers to the upwardly striving chorus girl, Susan Glenn shows us how and why theater mattered to women and offers fascinating insights into its pivotal role in the emergence of modern feminism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 The Bernhardt Effect:; title: Self-Advertising and the Age of Spectacle; title: 2 Mirth and Girth:; title: The Politics of Comedy; title: 3 The Strong Personality:; title: Female Mimics and the Play of the Self; title: 4 The Americanization of Salome:; title: Sexuality, Race, and the Careers of the Vulgar Princess; title: 5 "The Eyes of the Enemy":; title: Female Activism and the Paradox of Theater; title: 6 "Nationally Advertised Legs":; title: How Broadway Invented "The Girls"; title: 7 "Like All the Rest of Womankind Only More So":; title: The Chorus Girl Problem and American Culture; title: Conclusion:; title: The Legacy of Female Spectacle; title: Abbreviations 226; title: Notes 227; title: Acknowledgments 275; title: Index 277.