Actress in Spite of Herself
Subtitle: The Life of Anna Cora Mowatt
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls
Published: April 19, 1966
Place of publication: New York City, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 188
Copyright date: 1965
Subjects: Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt, -- 1819-1870.
First sentence: In the years 1819 and 1820, three babies were born who were to become three of the most famous women of their time--one in Sweden, one in England, and one in France.
Description: Anna Cora Mowatt holds an important place in American theater history. She was the first woman to give public readings; she wrote the first social satire for the stage; and, having become a star overnight without previous acting experience, she was the first American to make the acting profession for women respectable--proving that a lady could be an actress and an actress a lady.
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