Stage, Page, Scandals and Vandals
Author | : D. L. Rinear |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : |
ISBN-10 | : 0809388774 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780809388776 |
Rating | : 4/5 (776 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stage, Page, Scandals and Vandals written by D. L. Rinear and published by SIU Press. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burton fled England in 1834 and came to America in the wake of a public scandal caused by his marriage to a sixteen-year-old orphan. Burton was then already married with a ten-year-old son. Settling in Philadelphia, the thirty-two-year-old actor rapidly established himself in the city's theatrical productions and quickly became an audience favorite.