Queen of Vaudeville - The Story of Eva Tanguay

Informationen zum Autor Andrew L. Erdman Klappentext Andrew L. Erdman is the author of Blue Vaudeville: Sex, Morals, and the Mass Marketing of Entertainment, 1895¿1915. He lives in New York City. Zusammenfassung Queen of Vaudeville is the first-ever biography of Eva Tanguay, the most famous star of the American vaudeville theater and perhaps the most popular live entertainer in the United States from about 1910 to 1920. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Most Famous Performer in America 1. Freak Baby and the Paper City 2. The Sambo Girl in New York 3. I Don't Care 4. The Cyclonic Comedienne; or, Genius Properly Advertised 5. Riding Salome to the Top 6. Rivals, Imitators, and Censors 7. Follies and Fortunes 8. Men and Other Travails 9. Mrs. John Ford 10. The Wild Girl 11. Knockdowns and Comebacks... and Knockdowns 12. Death and Other Endings Epilogue: George Jessel and Darryl Zanuck Don't Care Eva Tanguay Chronology Notes Sources and Select Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Andrew L Erdman, Andrew L. Erdman, ERDMAN ANDREW L
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2012
• EAN: 9780801449703
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4970-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 242 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies