Thomas Betterton's Book-Trade Apprenticeship and the Amazing Careers of His Two Masters, John Holden and John Rhodes, with Some Notes on the Actor's Library

C. Ferdinand
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Thomas Betterton has been described as ‘the greatest English actor between Burbage and Garrick’ as well ‘the pre-eminent manager of his time’ (ODNB); yet he began his career in the book trade, with an informal apprenticeship split between entirely different masters. The first was the ambitious John Holden who might have succeeded Humphrey Moseley as the most important literary publisher of the day, had he not died young. His second master was John Rhodes, who took a more pragmatic view of bookselling. Rhodes’ heart was in the theatre—he briefly had his own company and purchased shares in a playhouse—but he understood that bookselling provided a more stable income. Rhodes would have kept the young Betterton busy in his bookshop, but he probably also gave Betterton his first stage experience. While Betterton went on to a brilliant acting and managing career, he continued his association with books, accumulating a large working library.
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托马斯·贝特顿的图书行业学徒生涯和他的两位导师约翰·霍尔顿和约翰·罗兹的惊人职业生涯,以及演员图书馆的一些笔记
托马斯·贝特顿被称为“介于白贝芝和加里克之间最伟大的英国演员”,以及“他那个时代最杰出的管理者”(ODNB);然而,他的职业生涯是从图书贸易开始的,在完全不同的大师之间做过非正式的学徒。第一个是雄心勃勃的约翰·霍尔顿(John Holden),如果不是英年早逝,他可能会接替汉弗莱·莫斯利(Humphrey Moseley)成为当时最重要的文学出版商。他的第二位导师是约翰·罗兹(John Rhodes),他对图书销售的看法更为务实。罗兹的心在戏剧上——他曾短暂地拥有过自己的公司,并购买了一家剧院的股份——但他明白,卖书能提供更稳定的收入。罗兹会让年轻的贝特顿在他的书店里忙个不停,但他可能也给了贝特顿第一次舞台经验。当贝特顿开始了辉煌的表演和管理生涯时,他继续与书籍打交道,积累了一个很大的工作图书馆。
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