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BEHIND THE SCENES
WITH
EDWIN BOOTH by
Katherine Goodale Illustrated
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Details: "This book tells the story of Edwin Booth, the famous actor and brother of John Wilkes Booth. It covers his life from childhood to the time of his death, and includes rare photos and documents." Contains 12 illustrations. Decorated endpapers. "I loved this book. I’m just eternally grateful to Kitty Molony (Katherine Goodale) for having a diary and keeping meticulous notes, and for Minnie (Maddern) Fiske convincing her friend that it wouldn’t be a betrayal of Edwin Booth’s trust to publish her stories of him. The way Kitty writes really feels almost like fiction—that’s not an insult but rather a compliment, as most things to do with history can tend toward the side of dryness, sucking away at any sort of vivacity to give just pure, straight facts. "Her book really felt alive and sparkling, crackling with a soul. It was as though, for these few hours I spent with the tome, that time stripped away and I could be in Edwin Booth’s presence, a man who died 97 years before I was born and whose movements are lost to time, leaving behind only photographs, writings, and a recording of a voice warped and marred on old technology. I’ll never get to know what he sounded like—not truly—nor how he moved, or acted. I’ll never see his smile or hear his laugh, or bear witness to his frustration, sorrow, or elation, but with this book, Kitty Molony pulls down those barriers and allows the reader to see the life that she herself once knew." ~ goodreads book review
A fine addition for your bookshelf!
Condition: Some fading to spine and edges, otherwise in very good condition with a solid binding and clean pages.
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