Carrying All Before Her Celebrity Pregnancy and the London Stage, 1689-1800

• Main Author: Phillips, Chelsea
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Brunswick University of Delaware Press 2022
• Edition: 1
• Series: Performing Celebrity
• Subjects: Actresses; Actresses-England-London-History-18th century; London (England)-Social life and customs-18th century; Pregnant women in the theater; Pregnant women in the theater-England-History-18th century; Theater; Theater and society; Theater and society-England-London-History-18th century; Theater-England-London-History-18th century

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Table of Contents:

• Intro -- Series Editor -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Inheriting Greatness: Susanna Mountfort Verbruggen and Anne Oldfield -- 2. Pregnant Sensibility: Susannah Cibber and George Anne Bellamy -- 3. Conceiving Genius: Sarah Siddons -- 4. Prolific Muse: Dorothy Jordan -- Conclusion: Celebrity Pregnancy, Then and Now -- Appendix: Birth and Christening Dates -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
• Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Inheriting Greatness: Susanna Mountfort Verbruggen and Anne Oldfield -- 2. Pregnant Sensibility: Susannah Cibber and George Anne Bellamy -- 3. Conceiving Genius: Sarah Siddons -- 4. Prolific Muse: Dorothy Jordan -- Conclusion: Celebrity Pregnancy, Then and Now -- Appendix: Birth and Christening Dates -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author