Nineteenth-Century American Women Theatre Managers
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Nineteenth-Century American Women Theatre Managers
By (Author) Jane K. Curry
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
21st July 1994
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Biography: arts and entertainment
Gender studies: women and girls
Social and cultural history
792.068
Physical Properties
Hardback
168
Description
Many women held positions of great responsibility and power in the United States during the 19th century as theatre managers: managing stock companies, owning or leasing theatres, hiring actors and other personnel, selecting plays for production, directing rehearsals, supervising all production details, and promoting their dramatic offerings. Competing in risky business ventures, these women were remarkable for defying societal norms that restricted career opportunities for women. The activities of more than 50 such women are discussed in Nineteenth-Century American Women Theatre Managers, beginning with an account of 15 pioneering women managers who were all managing theatres before 24 December 1853, when Catherine Sinclair, often incorrectly identified as the first woman theatre manager in the United States, opened her theatre in San Francisco.
Reviews
.,."a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity."-The Journal of American History
...a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity.-The Journal of American History
Rcommended for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and anyone interested in women in theater history and in nontraditional roles.-Choice
"Rcommended for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and anyone interested in women in theater history and in nontraditional roles."-Choice
..."a useful chronicle of the careers of some fifty women who ran theaters in the United States. The book is a worthwhile survey of women who took advantage of this small stage window of entrepreneurial opportunity."-The Journal of American History
Author Bio
JANE KATHLEEN CURRY is Assistant Professor of Theater at Wake Forest University. Her books include Nineteenth-Century American Women Theater Managers (Greenwood, 1994).
