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.
| ISBN: | 9781403975362 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2006 |
| Author: | Leigh Woods |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 307 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Social and cultural anthropology History of the Americas History of Performing Arts Performing arts Biography, Literature and Literary studies |
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.
Transatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Social and cultural anthropology, History of the Americas, History of Performing Arts, Performing arts, Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Transatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety is available in Hardback
Transatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety was written by Leigh Woods and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US
Transatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety has 307 pages
Yes it is part of Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History series
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