- Introduction
- 1. The Bernhardt Effect: Self-Advertising and the Age of Spectacle
- 2. Mirth and Girth: The Politics of Comedy
- 3. The Strong Personality: Female Mimics and the Play of the Self
- 4. The Americanization of Salome: Sexuality, Race, and the Careers of the Vulgar Princess
- 5. “The Eyes of the Enemy”: Female Activism and the Paradox of Theater
- 6. “Nationally Advertised Legs”: How Broadway Invented “The Girls”
- 7. “Like All the Rest of Womankind Only More So”: The Chorus Girl Problem and American Culture
- Conclusion: The Legacy of Female Spectacle
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index


Female Spectacle
The Theatrical Roots of Modern Feminism
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$49.50 • £39.95 • €44.50
ISBN 9780674009905
Publication Date: 09/15/2002