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100 1 _aClive, Mrs.
_q(Catherine),
_d1711-1785
245 1 4 _aThe Case of Mrs. Clive
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aAugustan Reprint Society, publication number 159
500 _aRelease date is 2004-10-27
508 _aProduced by David Starner, Susan Skinner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"The Case of Mrs. Clive" by Mrs. Clive is a personal account written during the early 18th century, specifically in the 1740s. The book falls into the category of dramatic literature and offers a unique insight into the theatrical disputes of the time. Focused primarily on the unfair treatment and challenges faced by the actress Catherine Clive, it addresses issues of salary, the power dynamics within the theater, and the exploitation by theater managers. In this document, Catherine Clive presents her grievances against the managers of Drury Lane and Covent Garden theaters, where she had expected to have a fair opportunity to earn a living as an actress. She articulates her challenges in securing equitable pay, as well as her treatment compared to her fellow performers. Clive highlights the injustices that result from the monopoly created by the licensing act, which severely restricted acting opportunities and allowed managers to manipulate salaries. Throughout her case, she combines personal narrative with broader commentary on the state of the theatrical profession, portraying her struggle not only as a personal battle but a larger movement for the rights and recognition of actors in the performing arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aClive, Mrs. (Catherine) 1711-1785
653 _aTheater -- England -- London -- History
653 _aActors -- Salaries, etc. -- England -- London
700 1 _aFrushell, Richard C.,
_d1935-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13881
999 _c55269
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