Books written by Kim Marra
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The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era
Hoffman 198 “ fourth wall , ” and no scene changes or transitions . Subject matter dictated style , and therefore style changed from play to play . The big influence on Hoffman ' s writing , however , remained Lanford Wilson ( “ he led ...
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Strange Duets: Impresarios and Actresses in the American Theatre, 1865-1914
Havelock Ellis claimed to dismiss the idea of a male soul inside the female invert's body and pointed out that cross-dressing did not necessarily indicate sexual inversion.Yet he nevertheless asserted that in the “actively inverted ...
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The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era
His novel , My Son Is a Splendid Driver ( 1971 ) , a memoir disguised as fiction , provides a good glimpse of his early years . His nephew , Luther Clayton Inge , calls it the " nearest " thing he's seen to an Inge autobiography .
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Staging Desire: Queer Readings of American Theater History
While these artistic talents and literary aptitudes would eventually serve him well in his chosen vocation , they set him apart from other boys his age . Bobby's life of the mind was in sharp contrast to the more physical activity ...
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Showing Off, Showing Up: Studies of Hype, Heightened Performance, and Cultural Power
Clyde Beatty, Caged with Snarling Jungle Cats, Faces Blackest Moment of Death-defying Career.”The reader holds his breath as Beatty confides how the Eveready batteries in his flashlight saved his life: And then, with that cage full of ...
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Passing Performances: Queer Readings of Leading Players in American Theater History
The volume also includes striking archival photographs of the performers and their performances, and an index to facilitate the cross-referencing of subjects' intersecting careers.