Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments delete vi
Introduction delete 1
Part I: Biography
One. 1833–1849: “Born to the stage” delete 5
Two. 1849–1852: “A long legged stripling …
awkward as a young duck” delete 11
Three. 1852–1856: “Full of promise … and Bowery rant” delete 17
Four. Professional and Family Life, 1856–1860 delete 29
Five. 1857–1860: Booth, Mary Devlin and Adam Badeau delete 36
Six. America and England, 1860–1862: “At a larger circumference” delete 50
Seven. 1862–1863: “Tell Molly I’m coming” delete 61
Eight. 1863–1865: “If it goes a year, keep it up!” delete 68
Nine. Edwin and John Wilkes Booth: “Life’s too
short to spend in grieving” delete 74
Ten. 1865–1867: “Something to keep us above the surf” delete 89
Eleven. Mary McVicker: “The best actress we’ve had for a century” delete 93
Twelve. Booth’s Theatre, 1867–1869: “A temple to art” delete 98
Thirteen. Booth’s Theatre, 1869–1871: “The currency of good
intentions is not bankable money” delete 103
Fourteen. Booth’s Theatre, 1871–1883: “So much for high-old-art” delete 106
Fifteen. Family Life, 1870–1880: “My house has been a hospital” delete 112
Sixteen. England, 1880–1881: “The verdict of foreigners” delete 119
Seventeen. 1881–1882: The Death of Mary McVicker delete 124
Eighteen. Europe, 1882–1883: “The most important
engagement of my life” delete 128
Nineteen. 1883–1886: Touring and Family Life delete 135
Twenty. The 1886-1887 Season: “It is time to harvest all I can” delete 142
Twenty-One. 1887–1888: Booth and Barrett delete 149
Twenty-Two. “The Booth and Barrett Social Company” delete 156
Twenty-Three. 1888–1889: The Second Booth and Barrett Tour delete 161
Twenty-Four. 1889–1890: Touring with Modjeska delete 166
Twenty-Five. 1890–1893: Illness, Last Tour and Death delete 170
Part II: Performance History delete 177
Notes delete 297
Bibliography delete 344
Index delete 347
