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*Uses of the Term “Manager” in 19th-Century U.S. Theatre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Levi Damon Phillips
Levi Damon Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Dramatic Art, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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In researching my dissertation topic, “Arthur McKee Rankin's Touring Production of The Danites by Joaquin Miller (1877–1881),” I became convinced that the casual use of the term “manager” in nineteenth-century press releases requires some clarification. Indeed, journalists often cited, without distinction, several individuals as “managers” of Rankin's traveling company.

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Notes and Comment
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Theatre Survey , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , November 1979 , pp. 62 - 63
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Copyright © American Society for Theatre Research 1979

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NOTES

1 New York Dramatic Mirror, 14 February 1880, p. 5, col. 1. Johnson eventually became “business-manager” during the 1880–1881 season.

2 Louisville Evening Post, 21 October 1878, p. 1, col. 1; St. Louis Evening Post, 26 October 1878, p. 3, col. 2; New York Dramatic Mirror, 19 April 1879, p. 7, col. 3.

3 New York Herald, 18 August 1878, p. 10, col. 2.

4 New York Times. 28 July 1878, p. 2, col. 2.