Thomas Abthorpe Cooper

Father of the American Stage, 1775-1849

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

This is the biography of Thomas Abthorpe Cooper, the first star of the American stage. Cooper was the chief transitional figure between the British and American stage and contributed greatly to the development of American theatre. For the 30 years after 1797, Cooper performed in the major cities and toured to every state in the Union.This work covers his entire life and career from his birth outside London in 1775, to his famed performance to celebrate the opening of the City of Washington in 1800, to his death in Bristol, Pennsylvania, in 1849. Much research is drawn from Mr. Cooper's letters to his mentor, English radical philosopher William Godwin. Throughout, there are descriptions of his principal portrayals at different stages drawn from contemporary accounts and theatrical reviews. There are also 22 illustrations, from paintings and engravings to playbills and photographs of the sites associated with the actor.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-08-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786419357

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Professor of theatre and English F. Arant Maginnes taught at Birmingham-Southern College, the University of Alabama, and George Washington University. She lives near Washington, D.C.

Recensioner i media

“fascinating”—The Weathercock; “Maginnes has done...a great service in publishing these letters”—Enlightenment and Dissent.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations xiiiPreface Introduction PartThe Rise to Fame, 1775–18031. “This Wild Immeasurably Spread”—1800 2. British-Born—1775–88 3. “Aut Caesar aut Nihil”—1788–92 4. “The Die Is Cast”—1792–93 5. “My Fortune Smiles” An Irish Benefit—1793 “Wretched Set of Mummers—1794 6. “A Young Gentleman” Mr. Holcroft—1795 First Appearance—1795–96 7. The Wheel of Fortune—1796–98 8. The New House The Park Debu—1798 André—1799 New Successes—1799 9. “Fame Is My Deity” New York City—1799–1800 Philadelphia—1800–01 10. Rising Returns—1801–03 PartThe American Star, 1803–184911. An American Indeed Drury Lane—1803 The Provinces—1803–04 12. The United States’ Star New York and Philadelphia—1804-05 Boston—1805–06 The South—1806–07 13. Yankee Ingenuity Itinerant Star—1807–10 “This Glorious Son of York”—1810 “A Hearty Welcome”—1811–12 14. The American Roscius—1812–19 15. A Rival A New Vogue—1819–20 “A Triumph to Cooper”—1820–21 16. A New Venue—1820–25 17. Turning Tide An American Tragedian—1825–28 Success and Sorrow—1828–33 18. “The Father of the American Stage”—1833–36 Epilogue 1835–49 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index