Actresses as Working Women: Their Social Identity in Victorian Culture

By Tracy C. Davis

Book Overview

Using historical evidence and personal accounts, Davis examines the reality of conditions for ordinary' actresses, their working environments, employment patterns, and the reasons why acting continued as a popular though insecure profession.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415056527
• ISBN13: 9780415056526
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher