Lydia Thompson And The British Blondes In The United States
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Lydia Thompson And The British Blondes In The United States
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Author : Marilyn Alice Stolzman Moses
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Lydia Thompson And The British Blondes In The United States written by Marilyn Alice Stolzman Moses and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Actresses categories.
Lydia Thompson The British Blondes In The Us
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Author : Marilyn A.Stolzman Moses
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Lydia Thompson The British Blondes In The Us written by Marilyn A.Stolzman Moses and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with categories.
Lydia Thompson
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Author : Kurt Ganzl
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-03-18
Lydia Thompson written by Kurt Ganzl and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This inaugural volume in the Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight. The series will attempt to resurrect theatre performers and writers who were famous in their era, yet who have since inexplicably faded from popular memory. Outlandish tales of Lydia's touring burlesque company, the British Blondes, and such lurid episodes as her horsewhipping of a Chicago editor, a romance with a Russian Grand Duke and a lesbian attacker have left her with a reputation as a bawdy burlesquer, but Kurt Gänzl argues she was nothing of the kind. Through this biography, the reader will learn the whole and hitherto untold story of this fascinating, multi-dimensional musical-theatre star.
Continuum Encyclopedia Of Popular Music Of The World Volume 8
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Author : David Horn
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-08
Continuum Encyclopedia Of Popular Music Of The World Volume 8 written by David Horn and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with Music categories.
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 8 is one of six volumes within the 'Genre' strand of the series. This volume discusses the genres of North America in relation to their cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. This volume features over 100 in-depth essays on genres ranging from Adult Contemporary to Alternative Rock, from Barbershop to Bebop, and from Disco to Emo.
Civil War America 1850 To 1875
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Author : Richard F. Selcer
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Civil War America 1850 To 1875 written by Richard F. Selcer and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Almanacs, American categories.
Features essays, statistical data, period photographs, maps, and documents.
Theatre In The United States Volume 1 1750 1915 Theatre In The Colonies And The United States
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Author : Barry Witham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-02-23
Theatre In The United States Volume 1 1750 1915 Theatre In The Colonies And The United States written by Barry Witham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02-23 with Drama categories.
Describes the growth and development of theatre in the United States. Documents and commentary are arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior.
Entertainment In The Old West
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Author : Jeremy Agnew
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Entertainment In The Old West written by Jeremy Agnew and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with History categories.
Miners, loggers, railroad men, and others flooded into the American West after the discovery of gold in 1848, and entertainers seeking to fill the demand for distraction from the workers' daily toil soon followed. Actors, actresses and traveling troupes crisscrossed the American frontier, performing in tents, saloons, fancy theaters, and the open air. This exploration of the heyday of popular theater in the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, laughter and tears to generations of pioneers.
Vaudeville Old New
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Author : Frank Cullen
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2007
Vaudeville Old New written by Frank Cullen and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Entertainers categories.
Horrible Prettiness
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Author : Robert Allen
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2000-11-09
Horrible Prettiness written by Robert Allen and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-09 with Social Science categories.
Robert Allen's compelling book examines burlesque not only as popular entertainment but also as a complex and transforming cultural phenomenon. When Lydia Thompson and her controversial female troupe of "British Blondes" brought modern burlesque to the United States in 1868, the result was electric. Their impertinent humor, streetwise manner, and provocative parodies of masculinity brought them enormous popular success--and the condemnation of critics, cultural commentators, and even women's rights campaigners. Burlesque was a cultural threat, Allen argues, because it inverted the "normal" world of middle-class social relations and transgressed norms of "proper" feminine behavior and appearance. Initially playing to respectable middle-class audiences, burlesque was quickly relegated to the shadow-world of working-class male leisure. In this process the burlesque performer "lost" her voice, as burlesque increasingly revolved around the display of her body. Locating burlesque within the context of both the social transformation of American theater and its patterns of gender representation, Allen concludes that burlesque represents a fascinating example of the potential transgressiveness of popular entertainment forms, as well as the strategies by which they have been contained and their threats defused.
Musical Comedy In America
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Author : Cecil A. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-28
Musical Comedy In America written by Cecil A. Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-28 with Performing Arts categories.
First Published in 1987. This is the second edition with an additional foreword. The purpose of this book—the first to recount the history of the popular musical stage on Broadway and its intersecting streets—is to tell what the various entertainments were like, how they looked and sounded, who was in them, and why they made people laugh or cry. The values employed in the book are changeable and inconsistent. Sometimes an affable smile is bestowed upon a musical comedy, burlesque, or revue that was really very bad. Sometimes a harsh verdict is brought in against an entertainment that received widespread approval and praise.