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- Represents the first book-length study of the work and legacy of the famed West End actor manager George Alexander since the 1930s
- Sheds new light on the figure of the actor manager
- Examines previously neglected financial records, personal correspondence, and new economic analysis
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History (PSTPH)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
At the St. James’s Theatre in London between 1891 and 1918, through a range of strategies including the support of new writers, and adaptation of fiction to the stage, Alexander sustained professional status through practices that continue to be reflected in the cultural industries today. A range of evidence is employed including production reviews, anecdotal accounts, financial records, and personal correspondence, to reveal how he operated as a business entrepreneur as well as an artistic innovator.
Reviews
“Sutherland’s book captures an important period in the development of the West End. In tracing the web of interrelations between audience and stage and by exploring the wider creation of a burgeoning consumer culture and Alexander’s tight management of actors, playwrights, and gentlemanly financial backers, the author helps us to understand the complexities of James’s career in the theater. … The literary playwright would find his home more easily today.” (Sarah Chambré, The Henry James Review, Vol. 42 (2), 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Lucie Sutherland
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: George Alexander and the Work of the Actor-Manager
Authors: Lucie Sutherland
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40935-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40934-0Published: 04 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40937-1Published: 05 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-40935-7Published: 03 July 2020
Series ISSN: 2947-5767
Series E-ISSN: 2947-5775
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 297
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Theatre History, Theatre Industry, Performers and Practitioners, National/Regional Theatre and Performance