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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians ..., Volume 16

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 392 pages
Volume 16 completes the magisterial Biographical Dictionary which provides information on some 8,500 of the people who contributed to the patent theatres, opera houses, fair ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 1, Abaco to Belfille: Actresses ...

Philip H. Highfill, Jr., Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1973 - 472 pages
Tobe completed in 12volumes, this monumental work here begins publica­tion with the first two volumes--Abaco to Bertie and Bertin to Byzard. When completed, it is expected that ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 8, Hough to Keyse: Actresses ...

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1982 - 464 pages
Volume 8 dis­cusses, among others, the careers of Charles Incledon, the "English Ballad-Singer," boxing champion of England, "Gentleman" John Jackson, and members of the famous ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers ...

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1975 - 584 pages
Volumes three and four of this monumen­tal work include full entries for all such illustrious names as those of the Cibbers--Colley, Theophilus, and Susanna Maria--Kitty Clive ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians ..., Volume 10

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1973 - 444 pages
Those featured in Volume 10 include Margaret Martyr, a singer, actress, and dancer whose "conjugal virtues were often impeached," according to the July 1792Thespian Magazine ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 7, Habgood to Houbert: Actresses ...

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1982 - 456 pages
Volume 7 includes such notables as the composers Handel and Haydn and the alluring actress Elizabeth Hartley.
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 6, Garrick to Gyngell: Actresses ...

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1978 - 520 pages
In contrast to each other, Volume 5 is a sociological portrait of mostly little people in their tragic and comic efforts to achieve fame on the London stage during the ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians ..., Volume 13

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1973 - 406 pages
Like the works already published, these latest volumes of the Biographical Dictionary deal with theatre people of every ilk, ranging from dressers and one-performance actors to ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians ..., Volume 14

Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans - Biography & Autobiography - 1973 - 456 pages
Like the works already published, these latest volumes of the Biographical Dictionary deal with theatre people of every ilk, ranging from dressers and one-performance actors to ...
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