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This in-depth and original study examines 100 productions and analyses why George Abbott’s name became synonymous with the ‘golden age’ of Broadway. What did Abbott contribute? How...

The focus of this chapter is the most successful grand opera company of the decade, the troupe of Emma Abbott. This prima donna was thoroughly trained in the Italian school and per...

Heart Like a Fakir is a history of the final forty years of British East India Company rule in India as witnessed by General Sir James Abbott (1807–1896), the man for whom the Paki...