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Contents List of Illustrations xi Preface: A Tale of Two Cemeteries xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: A Strange Human Cryptogram 1 1. That Fair Peak of Triumph 7 2. The Making of an Emotional Actress 17 3. Theatrical Apprenticeship in Cleveland 35 4. Leading Business in Cincinnati 57 5. A Western Actress in New York 74 6. The Dramatic Meteor 100 7. Marriage and Macbeth 126 8. Morphined in Miss Multon 155 9. Queen of Spasms 186 10. Diary of a Working Actress 215 Conclusion: A Story of Woman Courage 251 Notes 271 Index 313 ...

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