How Long to Read The Rise of the Victorian Actor

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of the Victorian Actor?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read The Rise of the Victorian Actor by Michael Baker

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Originally published in 1978. Between 1830 and 1890 the English theatre became recognisably modern. Standards of acting and presentation improved immeasurably, new playwrights emerged, theatres became more comfortable and more intimate and playgoing became a national pastime with all classes. The actor’s status rose accordingly. In 1830 he had been little better than a social outcast; by 1880 he had become a member of a skilled, relatively well-paid and respected profession which was attracting new recruits in unprecedented numbers. This is a social history of Victorian actors which seeks to show how wider social attitudes and developments affected the changing status of acting as a profession. Thus the stage’s relationship with the professional world and the other arts is dealt with and is followed by an assessment of the moral and religious background which played so decisive a part in contemporary attitudes to actors. The position of actresses in particular is given special consideration. Many non-theatrical sources are used here and there is a survey of salaries and working conditions in the theatre to show how the rising social status of the actor was matched by changes in his theatrical standing. A novel area of study is covered in tracing the changing social composition of the acting profession over the period and in exploring the case-histories of three generations of performers.

How long is The Rise of the Victorian Actor?

The Rise of the Victorian Actor by Michael Baker is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of the Victorian Actor Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Rise of the Victorian Actor aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise of the Victorian Actor?

The Rise of the Victorian Actor is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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