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Robert A. Schanke, a professor emeritus of theatre at Central College, Iowa, has contributed to numerous journals, reference books, and anthologies . He is the author of “That Furious Lesbian”: The Story of Mercedes de Acosta, winner of the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award; Ibsen in America: A Century of Change; and Eva Le Gallienne: A Bio-Bibliography. He is the editor of Angels in the American Theater: Patrons, Patronage, and Philanthropy and Women in Turmoil: The Plays of Mercedes de Acosta, and the coeditor of Passing Performances: Queer Readings of Leading Players in American Theater History, Staging Desire: Queer Readings of American Theater History, and The Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy. ...

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