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Phyllis Robbins

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Description:(From the dust cover) The name of Maude Adams will always evoke a special magic for American Theatre lovers. The radiant young actress of the nineties and the early years of this century, who began her career as a leading lady to John Drew, soon earned a unique place for herself in the affections of her audiences wherever she played. Then she went on to become a household word and a legend when she appeared in the plays of James Barrie – The Little Minister, Quality Street, What Every Woman Knows. But above all she is held in special memory for the role Barrie wrote especially for her, the immortal Peter Pan.It was Miss Adam’s express wish that her friend Phyllis Robbins should write her biography. This was no easy task for Maude Adams was a woman of great reticences, a figure of mystery in the theatre about whom legends sprang up and were perpetrated. In addition, she had an unfortunate habit of destroying letters and other records which are invaluable to the biographer. Yet here is the whole story from her debut at the age of nine months, when she was carried on the stage on a platter, up through the early touring days, to the fabulous years under the management of the great Charles Frohman.There are intimate glimpses of Miss Adams at home, in the theatre, at Stephens College in Missouri, where she taught from the age of sixty-five to sixty-eight, and in the Catholic retreat, the Cenacle of St. Regis on Riverside Drive, New York. Although she never entered the Catholic Church, there was much in the work of the Cenacle that appealed to her, and for many years she kept a room there where she lived whenever she was in New York. There she found peace and quiet.THE AUTHORBorn and bred a Bostonian, Phyllis Robbins has traveled widely in Europe and the Near East. She was a young girl when she was introduced to Maude Adams and their friendship continued till Miss Adam’s death.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Maude Adams An Intimate Portrait. To get started finding Maude Adams An Intimate Portrait, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 308

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Publisher: G, P, Putnam's Sons

Release: 1956

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Description: (From the dust cover) The name of Maude Adams will always evoke a special magic for American Theatre lovers. The radiant young actress of the nineties and the early years of this century, who began her career as a leading lady to John Drew, soon earned a unique place for herself in the affections of her audiences wherever she played. Then she went on to become a household word and a legend when she appeared in the plays of James Barrie – The Little Minister, Quality Street, What Every Woman Knows. But above all she is held in special memory for the role Barrie wrote especially for her, the immortal Peter Pan.It was Miss Adam’s express wish that her friend Phyllis Robbins should write her biography. This was no easy task for Maude Adams was a woman of great reticences, a figure of mystery in the theatre about whom legends sprang up and were perpetrated. In addition, she had an unfortunate habit of destroying letters and other records which are invaluable to the biographer. Yet here is the whole story from her debut at the age of nine months, when she was carried on the stage on a platter, up through the early touring days, to the fabulous years under the management of the great Charles Frohman.There are intimate glimpses of Miss Adams at home, in the theatre, at Stephens College in Missouri, where she taught from the age of sixty-five to sixty-eight, and in the Catholic retreat, the Cenacle of St. Regis on Riverside Drive, New York. Although she never entered the Catholic Church, there was much in the work of the Cenacle that appealed to her, and for many years she kept a room there where she lived whenever she was in New York. There she found peace and quiet.THE AUTHORBorn and bred a Bostonian, Phyllis Robbins has traveled widely in Europe and the Near East. She was a young girl when she was introduced to Maude Adams and their friendship continued till Miss Adam’s death.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Maude Adams An Intimate Portrait. To get started finding Maude Adams An Intimate Portrait, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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