Nickelodeons and Black Vaudeville : The Forgotten Story of Amanda Thorp /

"In an era of online streaming, it may be difficult to recognize the importance of a woman who in 1908 established the first silent movie theater in Richmond, Virginia: the Dixie nickelodeon. But Amanda Thorp, an independent, self-made woman, was on the ground floor of a popular culture that wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wong, Kathi Clark, 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thorp, Amanda, > 1863-1927.
Vaudeville.
Motion picture theater owners.
Motion picture industry.
Businesswomen.
African American theater.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
African American theater > United States > History.
Vaudeville > United States > History.
Motion picture industry > United States > History.
Businesswomen > United States > Biography.
Motion picture theater owners > United States > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • It's okay for a girl to be smart
  • Meet me at the Wonderland
  • The best place she could find
  • The cost of success
  • Black vaudeville at the Hippodrome
  • Life happens
  • The theater beautiful.

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