Childhood and Nineteenth-Century American Theatre
Subtitle: The Work of the Marsh Troupe of Juvenile Actors
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780809334384
Subjects: Child actors; Theater, united states, history
Description: "This study of the daily work lives of five members of the Marsh Troupe, a nineteenth-century professional acting company composed primarily of children, sheds light on the construction of idealized childhood inside and outside the American theatre"--