Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is a collection of three narratives about life in the theater based on MowattÕs career on stage. The stories, ÒStella,Ó ÒThe PrompterÕs Daughter,Ó and ÒThe Unknown TragedianÓ reveal the every-day challenges faced by Victorian theatrical workers and argue against prejudices against this profession still held by many people at that time.