Starring women: celebrity, patriarchy, and American theater, 1790-1850

Between stock and star: theater and touring in the United States, 1790-1830

(Dis)Obedient daughters and devoted wives: the family politics of stock and star

The promise and limits of female stage celebrity: Fanny Kemble in America, 1832-1835

Bringing female spectacle to the "Western Country," 1835-1840

Danger, desire, and the celebrity mania: Fanny Elssler in America, 1840-1842

The American actress's starring playbook, 1831-1857

Conclusion.