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Among the Great Masters of the Drama

Among the Great Masters of the Drama

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Number of Chapters: 33

Length: 04 hours and 19 minutes

Language: English

In "Among the great masters of the drama; scenes in the lives of famous actors; thirty-two reproductions of famous pictures with text", Walter Rowlands introduces us to the most famous playwrights and actors that might be seen on the London stages in the 19th century. Many of the playwrights mentioned are very famous until today, like Shakespeare and Molière, some are today less well-known. Especially interesting are the short biographies of the stars of the stage, which may in some cases remind you of contemporary actors. - Summary by Carolin

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Shakespeare (Nemo)
Molière (Availle)
Voltaire (Alan Mapstone)
Adrienne Lecouvreur (Sonia)
Garrick (Kathryn Phipps)
Peg Woffington (Kathleen Moore)
Mrs. Abington (Kathryn Phipps)
Mrs. Siddons (Wes Freeman)
Kemble (Kathryn Phipps)
Mrs. Jordan (Erin Stone)
Talma (Sonia)
Liston (Larry Wilson)
Mademoiselle Mars (Wes Freeman)
Kean (Nemo)
Macready (Sonia)
Déjazet (Lucretia B.)
Forrest (Kathryn Phipps)
William Warren (Kathleen Moore)
Charlotte Cushman (Erin Stone)
Rachel (Sonia)
Ristori (Tasniim)
Fechter (Steve Mayer)
Jefferson (Kathryn Phipps)
Salvini (Ciufi Galeazzi)
Edwin Booth (Kathleen Moore)
John McCullough (Kathryn Phipps)
Lawrence Barrett (Kathleen Moore)
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry (Kathryn Phipps)
Coquelin (Sonia)
Sarah Bernhardt (Sonia)
Modjeska (Sonia)
Adelaide Neilson (Kathleen Moore)
Mary Anderson (Sonia)
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