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The Matchgirls: Acting Edition S.

Autor Bill Owen
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 iul 2015
Based on fact, the story tells of a strike by the girls in a match factory in 1888, when unions were still groping for recognition and mass withdrawal of labour was an almost unheard-of strategy in industrial relations. The match-cutters finally rebel against working conditions in which young girls had their jaws rotted away by phosphorus, and discipline was maintained by a system of crippling fines and sanctions. A grim episode, perhaps, but not many minutes of the play are allowed to pass before the natural ebullience of the traditional Cockney sparrow helps to create sparkling entertainment which warms the heart, yet retains the essential drama of the central theme. The incongruously named "Hope Court" is the setting for much of the play, for it is there the workers live in shabby tenements. Desperation turns Kate, the tenement girl, into a reckless strike-leader, and complicates her courtship with Joe, a docker. Annie Besant, the liberal reformer, champions the strikers' cause and plays a vital part in bringing about their ultimate victory over what was then a callous management."
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ISBN-13: 9780573080449
ISBN-10: 0573080445
Pagini: 66
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 4 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Samuel French Ltd
Seria Acting Edition S.


Notă biografică

ABC-TV personality Bill Owen is widely known as "The King of Trivia." His writing and radio/television announcer career spans six decades, and he was the beloved host of the Discovery television series for children. He also co-authored with Frank Buxton The Big Broadcast, which is considered the Bible of old-time radio programs. He has been the announcer for ABC-TV's World News This Morning where he contributed brief trivia items along with puzzles and quotations. That segment became the most popular part of the program and developed a cult following. In addition, he has appeared on Good Morning America as a sports anchor and his sports knowledge also led to assignments on ABC's Wide World of Sports and live coverage of the Olympics. Owen loves all things trivia, and among his many written works are The Over 60 Trivia Book, The Only Top 10 Lists Worth Arguing About, Say That Again! The Homophonic Trivia Quiz, and many others.