The man who lit Lady Liberty
the extraordinary rise and fall of actor M. B. Curtis
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Word Count
76,750 words, Guess
Page Count
307 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100967820456
- ISBN-100967820464
- ISBN-139780967820453
- ISBN-139780967820460
- Library of Congress Control Number2017002826
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number983797366
- Better World Books9780967820460
- Better World Books9780967820453
- Open LibraryOL26924580M
Classifications
- DDC792.02/8092
- DDCB
- LCCPN2287.C7 S39 2017
and 1 more
- LCCPN2287.C7S39 2017
Description
"As the Statue of Liberty stood unlit and unloved by American politicians in 1886, one of her saviors was creating a theatrical sensation at New York's Fourteenth Street Theatre. Actor M.B. Curtis, who had achieved overnight success in Sam'l of Posen, a groundbreaking play that transcended the common stereotypes of Jewish characters current at the time, was basking in public accolades at every curtain call when he came to Lady Liberty's aid. Curtis's rise to the top of his profession and his resulting fall from grace is a dramatic arc that rivals anything created for the stage. Actor, producer, real estate developer, promoter, hotelier, benefactor, and murder suspect, M. B. Curtis's life encompassed the highs of celebrity and fame as well as the lows of failure, illness, and a faltering career. The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty rescues M. B. Curtis's story from the dusty archives of forgotten history and reexamines an actor whose creativity and cultural influence still resonate today" --
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