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The man who was Rip van Winkle : Joseph Jefferson and nineteenth-century American theatre
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- Creator
- Benjamin McArthur
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780300122329, 0300122322, 0300150180, 9780300150186
- OCLC
- on1046605447, ocn122309279, on1041981832, on1049621701, on1037978959, ocn608428275, on1032694399, on1054880655, on1029820742, on1047048312, on1024006978
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-422) and index.
- Cradles in the profession -- Marking the progress of civilization -- Behind the cart of Thespis -- An actor prepares -- Echoing the public voice -- Triumphs in comedy and melodrama -- Nibbling at stardom -- A mighty Nimrod of theatrical touring -- Mr. Jefferson and Rip Van Winkle -- Brining the "sleepy piece" home -- A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy -- Are we do soon forgot?