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Rival queens

by Nussbaum, Felicity.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Pennsylvania Press, (Philadelphia :) Physical details: 383 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Women in the theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Theater and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography. | Electronic books.
Year: 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-363) and index.

Introduction: at stage's edge -- The economics of celebrity -- Real, beautiful women: rival queens -- Actresses' memoirs: exceptional virtue -- Actresses and patrons: the theatrical contract -- The actress and performative property: Catherine Clive -- The actress, travesty, and nation: Margaret Woffington -- The actress and material femininity: Frances Abington -- Epilogue: contracted virtue.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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