Titlebook: George Alexander and the Work of the Actor-Manager; Lucie Sutherland Book 2020 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 Oscar

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The Actor-Manager System: Autonomy and Collaboration,assesses the composition of the St. James’s Theatre company. George Alexander sustained an impression of autonomy and control, but actual practice required consistent collaboration with a permanent stage manager, and the choice of a suitable company of actors and actresses per production. The relati

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,The Legacy of Alexander at the St. James’s Theatre, St. James’s Theatre repertoire was shaped is found in both his professional interaction with the progressive dramatists St. John Ervine, George Bernard Shaw and Netta Syrett, and in his commitment to the fiscally prudent long run. Finally, the work of Alexander is linked to the continued applicatio

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40935-7Oscar Wilde; Henry James; St James Theatre; West End; Nineteenth Century; Arthur Wing Pinero; Cultural ind

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Gaetano R. Lotrecchiano,Shalini Misrahe career of this theatre industry professional as a case study, this book will assess the influence of the actor-manager figure in shaping the West End, both theatres and repertoire. The history of the actor-manager role in professional theatre is charted, and Sutherland explains why this role decl

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1945/1946: the Tripartite Statement,Henry Irving’s Lyceum Company, and into management at the Avenue Theatre and then at the St. James’s Theatre. Essential components of his managerial career are introduced and scrutinised, specifically how adequate investment was generated through networks of gentlemanly capitalism, and how the St. J

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-19712-6mièring this material, he engaged in specific forms of cross-sector engagement, notably collaborating with the publishing industry to adapt popular literature for the stage. Examining two examples, . (1896) and . (1902), here Sutherland assesses the role of adaptation in sustaining West End manageme