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Weavers of dreams, unite! : actor's unionism in early twentieth-century America / Sean P. Holmes

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Holmes, Sean P.
Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
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1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Introduction: weavers of dreams, unite! -- The great text in our economy today: the American theater in an age of organization -- The sock and Buskin or the artisan's biretta: reconciling art and labor in the Actors' Equity Association, 1913-1919 -- All the world's a stage: the actors' strike of 1919 -- Protecting the high-minded actor and the high-minded manager in equal part: occupational unionism in the American theater industry, 1919-1929 -- For the dignity and honor of the theatrical profession: respectability and unrespectability in the Actors' Equity Association, 1919-1929 -- Ain't no peace in the family now: the Actors' Equity Association and the movies, 1919-1929 -- Epilogue.
Summary
Published to coincide with the centenary of the founding of the Actors' Equity Association in 1913, 'Weavers of Dreams, Unite!' explores the history of actors' unionism in the United States from the late 19th century to the onset of the Great Depression. Drawing upon hitherto untapped archival resources in New York & Los Angeles, Sean P. Holmes documents how American stage actors used trade unionism to construct for themselves an occupational identity that foregrounded both their artistry & their respectability.
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ISBN
9780252094682 (electronic bk.)
0252094689 (electronic bk.)
9780252037481
0252037480
9781299463394
1299463398
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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