Victorian Women and the Theatre of Trance: Mediums, by Amy Lehman

By Amy Lehman

Spiritualists within the 19th century talked about the “Borderland,” a shadowy threshold the place the dwelling communed with the lifeless, and the place these within the fabric realm may possibly obtain convenience or recommendation from one other global. The expert performances of normally woman actors and performers made the “Borderland” a theatre, of types, within which dramas of revelation and popularity have been produced within the varieties of séances, trances, and spiritualist lectures.
This publication examines the most attention-grabbing American and British actresses of the Victorian period, whose performances rather mesmerized their audiences of amused skeptics and ardent believers. It additionally specializes in the transformative chances of the spiritualist theatre, revealing how the performances allowed Victorian ladies to talk, act, and create outdoor the limits in their limited social and mental roles.

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