May Irwin : Singing, Shouting, and the Shadow of Minstrelsy /

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"Before Sophie Tucker "corked up" to entertain her audiences with ragtime songs in Negro dialect, and before Fanny Brice stumbled into the footlights in her rendition of the "Dying Swan," May Irwin (1862-1938) was the reigning queen of comedy and "coon" songs on th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ammen, Sharon, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Irwin, May, > 1862-1938.
Irwin, May, > 1862-1938 > Criticism and interpretation.
Minstrel shows.
Minstrel music.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
Musique de menestrels (Theâtre americain) > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Spectacles de menestrels (Theâtre americain) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Minstrel music > United States > History and criticism.
Minstrel shows > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: May and Me; 1. Never were there Such Devoted Sisters; 2. Stardom; 3. The Profoundly Troubling History of the Coon Song; 4. The "Only One Boss Bully"; 5. Unbounded Domesticity; 6. Causes and Compromise; 7. The Road to Rainbow's End; Epilogue: Me and May; Chronology; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the author.

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