The Stage

Résumé du livre

James E. Murdoch was an American actor, relatively prominent during the 19th century. He began as an amateur in Philadelphia, joined a company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which led to a place in the traveling company of Vincent DeCamp. Hampered by recurrent bouts of ill health, his career prospered in fits and starts, but he did well enough to land a long-term place with the Park Theater in New York, where his turn as Hamlet was well received. He was also an elocutionist, theater manager, and gentleman farmer. This book recounts many of his experiences during that journey, his interactions with the great and good of both the American and English stage and includes his advice to those who might seek to follow in his footsteps.