Author

Publication

2007 - Samuel French, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

24,000 words, Guess

Page Count

96 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCMLCS 2010/40263 (P)
  • LCCPS3552.U813

Description

"Set in Washington, DC, in 1865, the play is about Laura Keene, the British-born stage actress whose company was performing Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre the night Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. In classic Charles Busch fashion, Our Leading Lady is a backstage comedy in which a presidential assassination is not merely a national tragedy but also a vexing interruption in a powerful woman's quest for fame and glory. Imagine the collision of the Civil War era with Noises Off."--P.4 of cover.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Our leading ladySamuel French2007

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