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THE LADY ACTRESS: A THEATRE HISTORY BLOG
Anna Cora Mowatt
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Dec 4, 2023
26 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part III
Part III - Seriously Merry (A full cast recording of "The Serious Family" is available at Librivox) In 1849, comedian-turned-playwright...
Nov 6, 2023
28 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part II
Part II -- Seriously Manic Before we begin in earnest, I must warn you that my opinions of the relative merits of “Le Mari à la Campagne”...
Oct 9, 2023
12 min read
Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part I
PART ONE - SERIOUSLY CLASSIC The spring of 1852 was one of the saddest, most challenging times of Anna Cora Mowatt’s life. Her husband,...
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