Berta Joncus

Kitty Clive, or the Fair Songster

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Produktbeschreibung

Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. She dominated spoken as well as musical comedy. From the 1740s onwards, her reputation suffered a sharp decline. For anyone curious about star production in eighteenth-century Britain, her story is not to be missed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell and Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 541
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9781783273461
• ISBN-10: 1783273461
• Artikelnr.: 55272228

Autorenporträt

Berta Joncus

Inhaltsangabe

The Siren Song: Kitty Clive in the Playhouse 'The Lovely Virgin tun'd her
Voice': Henry Carey and the Production of a Native Songster 'Charm'd with
the sprightly Innocence of Nell': The Metamorphosis of Miss Raftor 'HINT
writes and RAFTOR acts in Drury-lane': Clive, Fielding and Theophilus
Cibber 'The pious Daughter, and the faithful Wife': Fielding, Miller and
Clive, 1733-35 'A Likeness where none was to be found': Contested Images of
Clive, 1734-1737 The Patriot Soprano: British Worthies at Drury Lane Handel
and the Sweet Bird of Drury Lane, 1740-43 The Case of Mrs. Clive Of
Scuffles and Rivalries: The Demise of 'Kitty Cuckoe' From Miss Lucy to Mrs
Riot: Voice and Caricature Clive on Clive: The Rehearsal: Or, Bays in
Petticoats Conclusion: The Fair Songster Appendix 1: Catherine Clive's
Roles 1728-1769 Appendix 2: Line in Catherine Clive's Repertory 1728-1769
Appendix 3: The Case of Mrs. CLIVE (1744) Select Bibliography