The New Humor in the Progressive Era Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian

By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they f...

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Autor principal: DesRochers, Rick (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2014.
Colección:Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness.".
Descripción Física:XXI, 187 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781137357182