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Alexander, George, (Sir,) (1858-1918.)

George Alexander and the work of the actor-manager

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	George Alexander and the work of the actor-managerby Lucie Sutherland.
Author:	Sutherland, Lucie.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020.
Description:	xiii, 297 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	ActorsDiaries.Great Britain
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40935-7
ISBN:	9783030409357$q(electronic bk.)

George Alexander and the work of the actor-manager
Sutherland, Lucie.

George Alexander and the work of the actor-manager[electronic resource] /by Lucie Sutherland. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020. - xiii, 297 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history. - Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history..

1. Introduction -- 2. George Alexander and the St. James's 'brand' -- 3. The actor-manager system: autonomy and collaboration -- 4. The actor-manager system: the role of the playwright -- 5. Managing risk: cross-sector adaptation -- 6. The Legacy of Alexander at the St. James's Theatre.

In the first book-length study of the work and legacy of West End actor-manager George Alexander since the 1930s, George Alexander and the Work of the Actor Manager examines the key part this figure played in presenting new drama by authors including Oscar Wilde and Henry James. The book sheds new light on the figure of the actor-manager, assessing in detail the influence of Alexander within and beyond his time. At the St. James's Theatre in London between 1891 and 1918, through a range of strategies including the support of new writers, and adaptation of fiction to the stage, Alexander sustained professional status through practices that continue to be reflected in the cultural industries today. A range of evidence is employed including production reviews, anecdotal accounts, financial records, and personal correspondence, to reveal how he operated as a business entrepreneur as well as an artistic innovator.

ISBN: 9783030409357$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-40935-7doiSubjects--Personal Names:

874404
Alexander, George,
Sir,1858-1918.Subjects--Corporate Names:

874405
Saint James' Theatre (London, England)
--History.Subjects--Topical Terms:

444530
Actors
--Great Britain--Diaries.

LC Class. No.: PN2598.A53 / S884 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 792.028092

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