Spiritualists in the nineteenth century spoke of the ldquo;Borderland;rdquo; a shadowy threshold where the living communed with the dead; and where those in the material realm could receive comfort or advice from another world. The skilled performances of mostly female actors and performers made the ldquo;Borderlandrdquo; a theatre; of sorts; in which dramas of revelation and recognition were produced in the forms of seacute;ances; trances; and spiritualist lectures. This book examines some of the most fascinating American and British actresses of the Victorian era; whose performances fairly mesmerized their audiences of amused skeptics and ardent believers. It also focuses on the transformative possibilities of the spiritualist theatre; revealing how the performances allowed Victorian women to speak; act; and create outside the boundaries of their restricted social and psychological roles.
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