Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : 'all work, no play'
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Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : 'all work, no play'
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-296) and index
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Description
The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. Fierce public debate and lasting legislation grew out of the conflict between a desire for juvenile display and a determination to stop exploitation. This study explores the social and artistic context of their lives and their developing professionalism as actors.
Table of Contents
Introduction Training Juvenile Actors Looking-Glass Children: The Performing Child as Erotic Subject Pastorals and Primitives: Child Actors in Arcadia Classifying the Juvenile Actor Theatre Children and the School Boards Vigilance and Virtue Theatre and Cruelty Conclusion: Dressing Up Appendix A: List of Child Actors in Lewis Carroll's Diaries and Letters Appendix B: National Vigilance Association, Regulations for Employment of Children in Theatres
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