Transatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety Celebrity Turns /

This book shows eminent actors performing under stringent conditions in vaudeville. It was a strange notion in 1900 that leading lights of the legitimate stage would ever join a bill of 'turns', with everything from song-and-dance to criminals regaling crowds with their exploits. It chroni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woods, L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History,
Temas:
Theater-History.
Performing arts.
Theater.
Literature.
Ethnology.
United States-History.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Arts.
Sociocultural Anthropology.
US History.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book shows eminent actors performing under stringent conditions in vaudeville. It was a strange notion in 1900 that leading lights of the legitimate stage would ever join a bill of 'turns', with everything from song-and-dance to criminals regaling crowds with their exploits. It chronicles renowned actors showing rough fare in rough times.
Descripción Física:XI, 307 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781137097392
ISSN:2947-5775

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