Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
(4,5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)
Anna Cora Mowatt was the author of the first Broadway comedy hit written by a woman. Her 1845 play “Fashion” is still performed today. She was also the first woman to professionally perform solo public readings of literature in the U.S. In pre-Civil War America, she was a popular novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and correspondent. Autobiography of an Actress tells the dramatic story of her life and her struggles to overcome the anti-theatrical prejudices of her day. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor (14 hr 34 min)
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Granny G
(4 Sterne)
For a fan of her books this is most revealing. Hearing in her own words the acceptance of her relationship and marriage as not much remarkable is a challenge seen through modern eyes. Solid reading again, Kelly