Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part IV, Volume 1
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Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part IV, Volume 1

Helen Faucit, Lucia Elizabeth Vestris and Fanny Kemble by Their Contemporaries

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  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part IV, Volume 1

Helen Faucit, Lucia Elizabeth Vestris and Fanny Kemble by Their Contemporaries

About this book

Features three female actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. General Introduction
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. Bibliography
  11. Chronology
  12. Chapter I: First Performances: from Richmond to Covent Garden
  13. Chapter II: Relationship with William Charles Macready
  14. Chapter III: Letters from Helen Faucit to William Charles Macready
  15. Chapter IV: Theodore Martin and Helen Faucit on her Collaborations with Macready
  16. Chapter V: Performing in the Provinces and Parisian Engagement
  17. Chapter VI: Professional Life aft er Marriage: ā€˜Final’ Performances
  18. Chapter VII: Professional Life aft er Marriage: Charitable Activities
  19. Chapter VIII: Shakespearian Roles: Beatrice
  20. Chapter IX: Shakespearian Roles: Hermione
  21. Chapter X: Imogen
  22. Chapter XI: Shakespearian Roles: Portia
  23. Chapter XII: Shakespearian Roles: Rosalind
  24. Chapter XIII: Helen Faucit as Idea and Ideal
  25. Chapter XIV: Memoirs and Biographies
  26. Chapter XV: Verses: Theodore Martin’s Tributes to Helen Faucit
  27. Chapter XVI: Verses: Other Tributes to Helen Faucit
  28. Chapter XVII: On Some of Shakespeare’s Female Characters and its Reception
  29. Chapter XVIII: Final Years and Retrospective
  30. Editorial Notes