Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-339) and index.
Contents:
Pioneering on the theatrical frontier : Augustin Daly's early ventures -- A troubled republic : Daly and his leading ladies -- Birds of a feather : the queer theatrical empire of Charles Frohman and Maude Adams -- Through fairy and fowl : civilization by sexual inversion on Frohman's imperial stages -- A priestly acting pedagogy : David Belasco's quest for sexual knowledge -- Drilling her in the emotional parts : David Belasco trains Mrs. Leslie Carter for the stage -- Imperial expiations : Belasco's othered worlds.
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