On the Stage--and Off: The Brief Career of a Would-Be Actor
By Jerome K. Jerome
Length4h 9m
About this audiobook
On the Stage and Off is a comic memoir of Jerome K. Jerome's experiences as an aspiring actor. It's a truly captivating collection of entertaining accounts on the day-to-day life of a would-be actor, told in Jerome's uniquely humorous manner.He was an English novelist and playwright whose wit and humor won him a massive following. He decided to try his luck at acting under the stage name Harold Crichton at a young age. But after three years of struggle with no evident success, disheartened, Jerome decided to seek other occupations. He tried journalism, writing essays, satires, and short stories, but most of these stood rejected. Finally, he wrote this memoir which became an instant hit soon after its publication. Jerome describes the events precisely, writing about all the ups and downs. He talks about his determination to become an actor, his life on and off stage, his views on acting, etc. Jerome finally writes beautifully about his last appearance as an actor, leaving the reader emotional.
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Length4 hrs 9 mins
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Publish dateDec 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
10CHAPTER IX. Birds of Prey.
2CHAPTER I. I Determine to Become an Actor.
11CHAPTER X. I Buy a Basket, and go into the Provinces.
3CHAPTER II. I Become an Actor.
12CHAPTER XI. First Provincial Experiences
4CHAPTER III. Through the Stage Door
13CHAPTER XII. “Mad Mat” Takes Advantage of an Opportunity.
5CHAPTER IV. Behind the Scenes.
14CHAPTER XIII. Lodgings and Landladies.
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6JOE JUNKS.
15CHAPTER XIV. With a Stock Company,
7CHAPTER VI. Scenery and Supers
16CHAPTER XV. Revenge
8CHAPTER VII. Dressing.
17CHAPTER XVI. Views on Acting
9CHAPTER VIII. My “First Deboo”
18THE END.
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