Our Leading Lady
Author | : Charles Busch |
Publisher | : Samuel French, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780573650772 |
ISBN-13 | : 0573650772 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Our Leading Lady written by Charles Busch and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Washington, DC, in 1865, the play is about Laura Keene, the British-born stage actress whose company was performing Tom Taylor¿s Our American Cousin at Ford¿s Theatre the night Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. In classic Charles Busch fashion, Our Leading Lady is a backstage comedy in which a presidential assassination is not merely a national tragedy but also a vexing interruption in a powerful woman¿s quest for fame and glory. Imagine the collision of the Civil War era with Noises Off.