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Author Archives: Kathleen Johnson

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Salomania! The Salome Dance Craze

November 18, 2015by Kathleen Johnson

An analysis of the Salomania dance craze in early twentieth-century culture by Marlis Schweitzer.

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Current Conversations
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The O’Neill Show

June 7, 2015by Kathleen Johnson

Katie N. Johnson, Beth Wynstra and Steve Bloom discuss Eugene O’Neill’s works on the Dan O’Neill Show. Aired 6/6/2015.  

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Current Conversations, Eugene O'Neill
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London revival of “Anna Christie” by Donmar Warehouse

June 4, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

London’s Donmar Warehouse’s 2011 revival of “Anna Christie,” featuring Jude Law and Ruth Wilson, achieved the ambiguity that O’Neill so fervently believed should define the play.  The story of a […]

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Current Conversations, Eugene O'Neill, Prostitution, Uncategorized
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Moondown (1915)

June 3, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

                                      Two women contemplate their futures as working women (in both senses […]

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Edward Goodman, Ethel Howard, John Reed, Josephine Meyer, Moondown by John Reed (1915)
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The Web (1913)

May 14, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

Written in 1913 when Eugene O’Neill was convalescing from tuberculosis, The Web demonstrates the talents of the playwright early in his career.  The play does much work in just one act, as […]

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Eugene O'Neill, The Web (1913) by Eugene O'Neill
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Moondown Publicity Photo

March 12, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

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White Slave Play of Grim Power

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

This 1913 New York Times article discusses white slave play The Lure by George Scarborough, which featured a thrilling rescue scene of a white slave from a brothel. Elizabeth Robins’ […]

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Elizabeth Robins, My Little Sister (1913) by Elizabeth Robins, White Slavery
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My Little Sister Reviews

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

Promoted as one of the most widely read books of 1913, My Little Sister received much press when it was published both in the U.S. and in the UK (Under […]

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Elizabeth Robins, My Little Sister (1913) by Elizabeth Robins, Prostitution, White Slavery
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50,000 Girls Disappear a Year

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

An article in the New York Times in 1913 made the dubious claim that over 50,000 girls were abducted each year when they migrated to cities.  This is just one […]

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The Fight (1913) by Bayard Veiller

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

Part of the 1913 – 1914 season of white slave plays, The Fight offered a thrilling brothel rescue scene, a feminist protagonist, and unveiled political corruption.  It was ultimately censored […]

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The Fight by Bayard Veiller

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SEX FOR SALE: SIX PROGRESSIVE-ERA BROTHEL DRAMAS

Sisters in Sin: Brothel Drama in America, 1900 – 1920

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