Download or read book Curtain Going Up! written by Gladys Malvern and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curtain Going Up! is the engaging novelization of Katharine Cornell’s life up to the book’s writing in 1943. The First Lady of the Theatre, as Cornell was known, entertained countless audiences on Broadway and on tour. With her husband, Guthrie McClintic, she produced and starred in many renowned performances, such as Candida and The Barretts of Wimpole Street, and gave endlessly to both audiences and the acting community. The fascinating story of one of the most influential figures in 20th century theatre is available for the first time in ebook.