THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT IN THE WEST AND SOUTH FOR THIRTY YEARS. INTERSPERSED WITH ANECDOTAL SKETCHES
Smith, Sol
Published by New York, 1868
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275,[5]pp. printed in double-column format. Original pictorial wrappers. Spine split and mostly perished, cover slightly soiled, else good. A most interesting contribution to American theatre history, relating the author's experiences on the boards in Mobile, Selma, New Orleans, St. Louis, etc. Either the theatre crowd was a tougher bunch then, or Smith had a facility for evoking violence and low behavior from his colleagues and audiences, because his narrative is studded with all sorts of encounters of the meanest sort. Evidently travelling actors were not particularly welcome in some areas, and Smith resorted on one occasion to impersonating Amos Kendall so he would receive civil treatment during an overnight stay. The author also makes room for bits and snatches of text extracted from trade papers, newspapers, and overheard conversations, as well as utterances by others. Fascinating. HOWES S672. CLARK III:415. Seller Inventory # WRCAM1491
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Title: THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT IN THE WEST AND SOUTH ...
Publisher: New York
Publication Date: 1868
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Theatrical Management in the West and South for Thirty Years. Interspersed with Anecdotal Sketches: Autobiographically Given by Sol. Smith, Retired Actor.
Published by
Harper & Bothers, New York, 1868
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Soft cover
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Seller: Montecito Rare Books, Goleta, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Good overall; typical condition of a book in paper wraps meant to be temporary, until the owner supplied a custom binding; spine chipped and soiled, with old repairs at head and foot; soil and wear to wraps, with a small patch of adhesive from a price sticker in the upper fore corner of the front wrap; forecorners a bit bumped/rubbed; a few pages have foxing/stains, else clean, bright, and unmarked. 275 pp, 4 pp publishers ads (also, ads on the verso of front wrap and both sides of the rear wrap). First Thus; parts were earlier published separately. The author's senses of humor is indicated by depicting his Epitaph ("All the world's a stage.", "Exit Sol.") on a tombstone on the verso of the last numbered page. Book. Seller Inventory # 707
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THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT IN THE WEST AND SOUTH FOR THIRTY YEARS. INTERSPERSED WITH ANECDOTAL SKETCHES.
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New York. 1868., 1868
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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A most interesting contribution to American theatre history, relating the author's experiences on the boards in Mobile, Selma, New Orleans, St. Louis, etc. Either the theatre crowd was a tougher bunch then, or Smith had a facility for evoking violence and low behavior from his colleagues and audiences, because his narrative is studded with all sorts of encounters of the meanest sort. Evidently travelling actors were not particularly welcome in some areas, and Smith resorted on one occasion to impersonating Amos Kendall so he would receive civil treatment during an overnight stay. The author also makes room for bits and snatches of text extracted from trade papers, newspapers, and overheard conversations, as well as utterances by others. Fascinating. HOWES S672. CLARK III:415. 275,[5]pp. printed in double-column format. Original pictorial wrappers. Spine split and mostly perished, cover slightly soiled, else good. Seller Inventory # 1491
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Theatrical Management in the West and South for Thirty Years. Interspersed with Anecdotal Sketches
Published by
Harper and Brothers, New York, 1868
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First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
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First Edition. First printing. Octavo (23cm). Original tan paper wrappers; 275, [1], 4pp; 4 pages of publisher's ads at rear, and ads to front cover verso and both sides of the rear cover; in-text wood engravings. A sturdy copy with a few chips to wraps at edges and minor exterior dirt: Very Good. Smith ran theaters with Noah M. Ludlow in New Orleans, Mobile, and St. Louis (the last being the first real theater west of the Mississippi). HOWES S 672. Seller Inventory # 55956
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Theatrical management in the west and south for thirty years. Interspersed with anecdotal sketches: autobiographically given
Published by
Harper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square, New York, 1868
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Softcover
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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8vo, pp. viii, [1], 10- 275, [1], 4 (ads); 15 illustrations and a portrait of the author; original pictorial wrappers; spine slightly chipped, else near fine. Howes S-672; Hamilton 1625: "This appears to be a reissue of The Theatrical Apprenticeship (1846), with many changes and much new material. It contains the same 8 illustrations by Darley, together with 7 additional illustrations." DAB reports this work to be a combination of his two autobiographical works, published in 1846 and 1854 respectively. Seller Inventory # 57679
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