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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2006, 2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 307 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137097392 |