Armond Fields

Maude Adams

Idol of American Theater, 1872-1953

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Produktbeschreibung

Maude Adams (1872-1953) was a beloved and talented American Broadway actress who greatly influenced succeeding acting methods and production techniques. She first appeared on stage as an infant in her actress mother's arms, and then moved to a succession of children's parts. Her New York debut came in 1888, supported by E. H. Southern and then Charles Frohman, a demanding mentor. In 1905, she played her most famous role: the star of James M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Beautiful, kind, and very private, this early American actress is chronicled in a biography covering both her life experiences and innovations on the stage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9780786419272
• ISBN-10: 078641927X
• Artikelnr.: 21440107

Autorenporträt

The late Armond Fields was a social historian specializing in American popular theater. The author of numerous books about vaudeville and other early theater figures, he lived in Culver City, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
1 The Adams Heritage     
2 Introduction to the Stage     
3 Mastering Her Skills     
4 Touring Adventures     
5 An Ingenue's Achievements     
6 Under Frohman's Tutelage     
7 First Steps to Stardom     
8 The Making of a Star     
9 The Little Minister     
10 Testing Her Skills     
11 Overwrought and Overworked     
12 Return to Popularity     
13 Peter Pan     
14 Jesters to Joan     
15 Hard Tasks, Long Seasons     
16 Sadness and Disenchantment     
17 Dim Shadows and Bright Lights     
18 The One I Knew Least of All     
19 Passages     
20 The Final Curtain     
Epilogue     
Chapter Notes     
Selected Bibliography and Source Material     
Index