In this Book
- Junius Brutus Booth: Theatrical Prometheus
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
summary
In this, the first thoroughly researched scholarly biography of British actor Junius Brutus Booth, Stephen M. Archer reveals Booth to have been an artist of considerable range and a man of sensitivity and intellect. Archer provides a clear account of Booth’s professional and personal life and places him in relationship to his contemporaries, particularly Edmund Kean and William Charles Macready.
The worldwide fame assured for the Booth family of actors by John Wilkes Booth’s bone-shattering leap from the President’s box had eluded Junius Brutus Booth throughout his lifelong exile in America. But from that event until today, no American family of actors has stimulated such scrutiny as the Booths.
Eight years of research, pursuing Booth from Amsterdam to San Francisco, has resulted in an accurate, fascinating narrative that both records and illuminates the actor’s life.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xiv
- 2. Showdown at Old Drury
- pp. 21-46
- 3. This England
- pp. 47-67
- 4. An Object of Interest
- pp. 68-104
- Gallery of Illustrations 1
- pp. 83-90
- 5. The Fire Must Burn
- pp. 105-143
- 6. An Apparent Heir
- pp. 144-176
- 7. No More in This World
- pp. 177-223
- Gallery of Illustrations 2
- pp. 199-214
- Appendix: Recorded Engagements
- pp. 243-278
- Works Cited
- pp. 327-338
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809385928
Related ISBN(s)
9780809317660, 9780809330003
MARC Record
OCLC
794698957
Pages
363
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No