Margaret Anglin, A Stage Life
Le Vay, John
From Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
AbeBooks Seller Since November 5, 2002
Quantity: 1From Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
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Original light grey cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Lilac dustjacket has black and white photo of the subject on the cover, with purple and white decoration and lettering. Minor corner and edgewear, and one small ink mark on front flap. Margaret Anglin spent most of her early childhood in Saint John, New Brunswick, although the family travelled back and forth between there and Ottawa, where her father (Timothy Warren Anglin) served as an MP. He'd arrived in Saint John from Ireland in the 1840's, and established a newspaper here. Margaret apparently began her acting career at the tender age of five, performing for the nuns at the convent school next door. 326 pp. with Index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 014210
Bibliographic Details
Title: Margaret Anglin, A Stage Life
Publisher: Simon & Pierre, Toronto
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: B & W Photos and Illustrations
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Book
About this title
From Margaret Anglin's birth in 1876 in the Speaker's suite of the Canadian House of Commons, to her death in Toronto in 1958, Margaret Anglin: A Stage Life is a lively biography researched from personal sources and theatre periodicals of the times. Author John Le Vay gives us glimpses of the rich and colourful personal life behind the stage persona. Called "Canada's greatest actress" by Herbert Whittaker, Margaret Anglin succeeded in winning critical acclaim for her sensitive portrayals in Shakespearean comedy and Greek tragedy. In more contemporary productions she was praised for her work with actor-managers James O'Neill, E.H. Sothern, Richard Mansfield, and Henry Miller, and playwrights Somerset Maugham, H.A. Jones, and Paul Kester.
John Le Vay brings a special personal touch to her biography as well as a wide knowledge of early 20th century theatre. Dr. Le Vay was educated i Toronto and at the University of London. Now with the Department of English at York University, he is the co-author two books of verse, Instead of Ecstasy and False Asphodel, with Roxanne Le Bay. He also collaborated with D.R. Strickland on Wildflowers of Algonquin Park, and has contributed articles on English literature and natural history to a number of Canadian and American journals.
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