PART VIII: PRINCE MOWATT ON THE PRAIRIE Originally posted July 26, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries...

PART VII: THE CLIMB UP AND ELLEN TREE Originally posted July 19, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries...

Originally posted on July 12, 2021 I will return to my series on “The Lady of Lyons” next week, however, some months ago, a volunteer...

PART VI: DAVENPORT TRANSFORMED Originally posted June 28, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining Anna...

PART V: THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WASN’T Originally posted June 21, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries examining...

PART IV: SUMMER THEATER IN NEW YORK AND EDGAR ALLAN POE Originally posted June 14, 2014 [This entry is a continuation of my multi-part...

PART III: WILLIAM CRISP’S FALL FROM GRACE Originally posted June 7, 2021 [This is a continuation of my multi-part series of entries...

PART II: THE DAZZLING DEBUTANTE Originally posted May 31, 2021 In 1845, society ladies of New York’s top 1% income bracket did not have...

THE DARING NOVICE Originally posted May 24, 2021 [This week I’m begining a multi-part series examining Anna Cora Mowatt’s experiences...

DAVENPORT – THE STORIES – Part III Originally posted on May 17, 2021 I’m going to wind up my collection of stories about E.L. Davenport...

DAVENPORT – THE STORIES – Part II Originally posted May 10, 2021 The career of E.L. Davenport bears witness to the fact that the man’s...

DAVENPORT – THE STORIES – Part I Originally posted on May 3, 2021 Although I have studied thousands of pages of fiction, non-fiction,...

DAVENPORT, THE ACTOR Originally posted April 26, 2021 Had she not taken on Edward Loomis Davenport as an acting partner in the fall of...

WALTER WATTS’ SPECIAL EFFECTS EXTRAVAGANZA Originally posted April 5, 2021 Walter Watts’ 1849 melodrama, “A Dream of Life” was his most...

Originally posted on March 29, 2021 Last week I began a survey of reviews of G.H. Lewes “Noble Heart” in its London première at the...

Originally published March 22, 2021 In the winter of 1850, G. H. Lewes was a noted, if controversial, member of London’s intelligentsia....

Originally posted on March 15, 2021 It looks now as if this blog entry will not be posted until mid-March, however I am writing it on the...

Originally published March 8, 2021 Mistaken identity or characters in disguise are plot complications featured in dramatic texts the...

Originally posted on March 1, 2021 Parlor theatricals were a popular culture phenomenon of the Victorian era. As such they have received...

Originally posted on Feb. 22, 2021 Admittedly, my title for this series of entries is a bit hyperbolic. It’s closer to the truth to say...