Our Recent Actors by Westland Marston - 9781108047678

Our Recent ActorsBeing Recollections Critical, and, in Many Cases, Personal, of Late Distinguished Performers of Both Sexes\nAuthor(s): Westland Marston\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108047678, 978-1108047678\nSynopsis\nLove of the theatre began at an early age for John Westland Marston [tel], and developed into his life's work as a playwright, critic and literary figure of the Victorian era. He fell out of fashion and into poverty in the last years of his life, though Irving and other friends helped with a gala benefit performance of his most famous play. This two-volume work, published in 1888, is a tribute to the actors, plays and performances of his youth. Victorian dramatic works ranged through a variety of styles and genres, and Marston's recollections cover the wide area of theatrical culture in which he was involved. Volume 2 charts the growth of individual theatre companies includi.