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Katharine Dexter McCormick
Pioneer for Women's Rights
Inbunden, 2003
1066 kr
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The issues for which Katharine Dexter McCormick (1874-1967) fought are as important today as they were seventy-five years ago: birth control, sex education, abortion, equal pay for equal work, and freedom from sexual harassment. She was a driving force in the battle for the women's vote, the …
James J. Corbett
A Biography of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Popular Theater Headliner
Häftad, 2001
448 kr
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When he died in 1933, James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was honored by two distinguished groups of people: the professional boxing public, who celebrated him as America's greatest boxing champion, and the world of popular theater admirers, who revered him as one of Broadway's top vaudeville …
Fred Stone
Circus Performer and Musical Comedy Star
Häftad, 2002
638 kr
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Fred Stone was one of America's most versatile and talented of Broadway's colorful entertainers. Audiences quickly discovered he could do anything and everything, from tightrope walking and acrobatics to song-and-dance, musical comedies, and straight drama. This work chronicles his extraordinary …
Sophie Tucker
First Lady of Show Business
Häftad, 2003
517 kr
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Sophie Tucker appeared in only seven American stage musicals and appeared only twice on Broadway but, then, it was difficult to cast her in a show. A buxom and ebullient performer, she--and her audiences--quickly found that playing herself was most effective.This is a biography of a vaudeville and …
Maude Adams
Idol of American Theater, 1872-1953
Häftad, 2004
517 kr
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Maude Adams (1872-1953) was a beloved and talented American Broadway actress who greatly influenced succeeding acting methods and production techniques. She first appeared on stage as an infant in her actress mother's arms, and then moved to a succession of children's parts. Her New York debut came …
Lillian Russell
A Biography of "America's Beauty"
Häftad, 2008
517 kr
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Colorful and boisterous first nights were the rule in New York theaters of the 1880s. Everyone, it seemed, attended, from the rich and powerful to young people who scraped together just enough to buy a ticket. And no star was more popular than Lillian Russell.At a time when serious plays dominated …
Eddie Foy
A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian
Häftad, 2009
517 kr
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Just a century ago Eddie Foy was the consummate stage comedian. A versatile performer, Foy contributed to the development of popular theater from the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties, from poverty-inspired Irish two-acts to lavish musical comedies.This first-ever biography of Foy tells the story …
Tony Pastor, Father of Vaudeville
Häftad, 2012
396 kr
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Apprenticed at 14 to life in the circus, Tony Pastor seemed destined for a career in show business. Indeed, true to his desire and his rigorous training, Pastor spent his life within the theater milieu. He made significant contributions to both variety and vaudeville as a songwriter, performer and …
Women Vaudeville Stars
Eighty Biographical Profiles
Häftad, 2012
517 kr
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Here are the stories of 80 women who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when entertainment was often live variety shows in theaters across the country. Singers, singer-comediennes, comediennes, dancers, sister acts, actresses, male impersonators and …
