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C o n t e n t s Acknowledgments ix Timeline of Modjeska’s Life and Career xiii 1 Debut 1 2 The Making of a Polish Actress 18 3 Warsaw’s State of the Stars 64 4 A Colonial Party and the California Dream 116 5 On the Ameri­ can Road 149 6 The Roles of Madame Modjeska 207 7 The Polish Modjeska 253 8 Farewell Tour 298 Epilogue: Finding Modjeska Today 309 Notes 329 Bibliography 385 Index 399 ...

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