Actors Of The 19th Century: Edwin Thomas Booth And Edwin Forrest
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...saw an incredible amount of interest in Shakespearean plays. People from all around would attend any performance they could find, and the popularity of Shakespeare, and the actors who played in the productions, grew by leaps and bounds. Two of the most prominent actors of the time, and two of the first powerful actors in America, were Edwin Thomas Booth and Edwin Forrest. In many ways they were subtle rivals, both vying for the position of best actor and most beloved actor of the 19th century as it involved Shakespeare. In the following paper we examine the condition of the Shakespearean theater of the time, and then discuss the two men individually, and finally providing a comparison and contrast which perhaps indicates that Forrest was the most famous and most beloved of the time.
Shakespearean Theater in the 19th Century
"In the United States, Shakespeares plays were performed coast to coast, in large cities, small towns, isolated mining camps, and wherever an audience could be found. In the...
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