![Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage](/image/noimage.jpeg)
Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage
Anna Cora Mowatt was the author of the first Broadway comedy hit written by a woman. Her 1845 play “Fashion” is still performed today. She was also the first woman to professionally perform solo public readings of literature in the U.S. In pre-Civil War America, she was a popular novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and correspondent. Autobiography of an Actress tells the dramatic story of her life and her struggles to overcome the anti-theatrical prejudices of her day. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor
Book Details
Language
EnglishOriginal Language
Published In
Genre/Category
Tags/Keywords
Author
![Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie image](/thumbs/image/author/anna-cora-mowatt-ritchie.webp)
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
France
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie was a French-born American author, playwright, public reader, actress, and preservationist. Her best known work was the play Fashion, published in 1845. Following her critical...
More on Anna Cora Mowatt RitchieDownload eBooks
Listen/Download Audiobook
Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
- Select Speed
Related books
Sadly, we couldn't find any...
Reviews for Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage
No reviews posted or approved, yet...