Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      vii
Introduction      1

1. The Koerbers      9
2. The Apprentice      14
3. “Nothing to It but Dressler”      27
4. The London Ache      43
5. A Wretch Named Tillie      59
6. Mack Sennett’s Grand Idea      76
7. Give Till It Hurts      93
8. Ghosts      106
9. The Undying Affection of Friends      121
10. The Raspberry Season      135
11. Anna Christie      147
12. Working      156
13. Queen Marie of Hollywood      171
14. “Careless Rapture”      187
15. Pacific      206

Epilogue      217
Appendix 1: Major Stage Appearances      229
Appendix 2: Filmography      233
Appendix 3: Discography      238
Notes      239
Bibliography      253
Source Institutions      257
Index      259