The difference between Actors and Actresses in the Victorian Era
Actresses in the Victorian era were treated vastly different from their male counterparts. Almost all actresses have had to deal with a multitude of problems. From the occupations, career length to the view the public eye had on them. The differences that will be pointed out in this paper will largely focus on the actress and pointing out what is different for her.
Respect for an Victorian actress was an extremely hard to obtain. Actresses were judged differently from actors, and were only given certain opportunities compared to men. While men were praised and were respected for the same skill set of women, woman would never get the same level of respect. One of the main differences …show more content…
The first to end an career would to be involved in and scandal. If an performer had problems, they would not reach the public. Being and performer in the victorian era meant that the life of said performer was on display. And if the public found out something incriminating about the performer, it would be an career ender. More so for an actress due to the already negative reputation and actress would have. Men would also be affected hugly if they had an scandal, but it would not be as severe. As mentioned earlier, marriage can kill a career, but so can age. The usual age ranges for an professional victorian actresses would start in the women's twentys. And her career would be mostly over by her forties, if they managed to not to get married before that point. Meanwhile men would be employed for longer than woman. The main reason an actress's career would end due to age. The older a actress, the less likely they are to be employed. The nature of the industry at that point in time. The theatre industry would just take in any new people whether they were good at it or not, and throw away the older actresses. The only way an actress could refrain from having to retire was to have a strong determination, and to not just quit when people said
Actresses in the Victorian era were treated vastly different from their male counterparts. Almost all actresses have had to deal with a multitude of problems. From the occupations, career length to the view the public eye had on them. The differences that will be pointed out in this paper will largely focus on the actress and pointing out what is different for her.
Respect for an Victorian actress was an extremely hard to obtain. Actresses were judged differently from actors, and were only given certain opportunities compared to men. While men were praised and were respected for the same skill set of women, woman would never get the same level of respect. One of the main differences …show more content…
The first to end an career would to be involved in and scandal. If an performer had problems, they would not reach the public. Being and performer in the victorian era meant that the life of said performer was on display. And if the public found out something incriminating about the performer, it would be an career ender. More so for an actress due to the already negative reputation and actress would have. Men would also be affected hugly if they had an scandal, but it would not be as severe. As mentioned earlier, marriage can kill a career, but so can age. The usual age ranges for an professional victorian actresses would start in the women's twentys. And her career would be mostly over by her forties, if they managed to not to get married before that point. Meanwhile men would be employed for longer than woman. The main reason an actress's career would end due to age. The older a actress, the less likely they are to be employed. The nature of the industry at that point in time. The theatre industry would just take in any new people whether they were good at it or not, and throw away the older actresses. The only way an actress could refrain from having to retire was to have a strong determination, and to not just quit when people said