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Peer reviewedBedard, Roger L. – Youth Theatre Journal, 1997
Describes Elbridge T. Gerry's work from 1874 to about 1900 as founder and director of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Notes his place at the center of the controversy surrounding children on the professional stage in New York. (SR)
Descriptors: Acting, Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare
