Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Play
Length 11 h 47 min
Chapters 23
First published 1856
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is a collection of three narratives about life in the theater based on Mowatt’s career on stage. The stories, “Stella,” “The Prompter’s Daughter,” and “The Unknown Tragedian” reveal the every-day challenges faced by Victorian theatrical workers and argue against prejudices against this profession still held by many people at that time. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Kelly S. Taylor 2:05
2
Stella Chapter II Read by Kelly S. Taylor 27:10
3
Stella Chapter III Read by Kelly S. Taylor 32:16
4
Stella Chapter IV Read by Kelly S. Taylor 50:36
5
Stella Chapter V Read by Kelly S. Taylor 39:13
6
Stella Chapter VI Read by Kelly S. Taylor 25:33
7
Stella Chapter VII Read by Kelly S. Taylor 36:50
8
Stella Chapter VIII Read by Kelly S. Taylor 44:02
9
Stella Chapter IX Read by Kelly S. Taylor 38:00
10
Prompter's Daughter Chapter I Read by Kelly S. Taylor 38:32
11
Prompter's Daughter Chapter II Read by Kelly S. Taylor 34:06
12
Prompter's Daughter Chapter III Read by Kelly S. Taylor 20:03
13
Prompter's Daughter Chapter IV Read by Kelly S. Taylor 41:59
14
Prompter's Daughter Chapter V Read by Kelly S. Taylor 29:34
15
Prompter's Daughter Chapter VI Read by Kelly S. Taylor 18:23
16
Prompter's Daughter Chapter VIII Read by Kelly S. Taylor 32:05
17
Unknown Tragedian Chapter I Read by Kelly S. Taylor 45:10
18
Unknown Tragedian Chapter II Read by Kelly S. Taylor 27:10
19
Unknown Tragedian Chapter III Read by Kelly S. Taylor 27:15
20
Unknown Tragedian Chapter IV Read by Kelly S. Taylor 17:08
21
Unknown Tragedian Chapter V Read by Kelly S. Taylor 17:12
22
Unknown Tragedian Chapter VI Read by Kelly S. Taylor 11:01
23
Unknown Tragedian Chapter VII Read by Kelly S. Taylor 15:21
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