Starring Madame Modjeska : on tour in Poland and America / Beth Holmgren.
2012
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Title
Starring Madame Modjeska : on tour in Poland and America / Beth Holmgren.
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.
Copyright
©2012
Description
xv, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Associated name
Summary
In 1876, Poland's leading actress, Helena Modrzejewska emigrated to Southern California. Within a year, she made her debut in the title role of Adrienne Lecouvreur at San Francisco's California Theatre. Changing her name to Modjeska, she quickly became a leading star on the American stage for the next 30 years. Modjeska, a Shakespearean actress, played opposite celebrated actors Edwin Booth and Maurice Barrymore.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index.
Contents
Debut
The making of a Polish actress
Warsaw's state of the stars
A colonial party and the California dream
On the American road
The roles of Madame Modjeska
The Polish Modjeska
Farewell tour
Epilogue: finding Modjeska today.
The making of a Polish actress
Warsaw's state of the stars
A colonial party and the California dream
On the American road
The roles of Madame Modjeska
The Polish Modjeska
Farewell tour
Epilogue: finding Modjeska today.
Call number
PN2859.P66 M6255 2012
Folger accession
268902