Project Gutenberg 2019-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 143 Beer, Thomas 1889 1940 The Fair Rewards Produced by David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Fair Rewards" by Thomas Beer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around John Carlson, a theater manager, as he navigates the tumultuous world of stage production in New York. The novel delves into the personal and professional challenges of its characters, including actors and playwrights, and explores themes of ambition, artistry, and the often harsh realities of the theatrical profession. The opening of the novel introduces John Carlson during rehearsals for the play “Nicoline,” setting the stage for the intense pressures managers face in the theater world. Carlson’s nervousness is palpable as he wrestles with the inadequacies of his cast, particularly the leading woman he fears does not live up to the expectations of their production. Through his interactions with playwright Mr. Fitch and the common actress Cora Boyle, the reader gains insight into Carlson’s struggles with health, finances, and personal aspirations amidst the chaotic backdrop of theater life in 1895 New York. The opening effectively sets a tone of urgency and highlights the thin line between success and failure in the pursuit of artistic merit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Theater -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 420913 2025-07-24T08:28:59.563199 text/html 430581 2024-10-17T15:11:48 text/html 364268 2025-07-24T08:29:05.756155 application/epub+zip 361164 2025-07-24T08:29:00.634262 application/epub+zip 251509 2025-07-24T08:29:00.029276 application/epub+zip 472711 2025-07-24T08:29:09.548165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440030 2025-07-24T08:29:05.236270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331024 2022-09-27T14:06:04.448124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383938 2025-07-24T08:28:58.827291 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364099 2024-10-17T15:11:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16339 2025-07-24T08:29:09.692137 application/rdf+xml 16899 2025-07-24T08:29:00.132193 image/jpeg 2336 2025-07-24T08:29:00.081224 image/jpeg 425829 2025-07-24T08:28:59.608245 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia