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Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville

Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville

Fisher, James

Hardcover

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

Dictionaries & EncyclopediasBroadway & MusicalsTheater History

ISBN10: 1538113341
ISBN13: 9781538113349
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Jun 15 2023
Pages: 690
Weight: 2.60
Height: 1.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Vaudeville, as it is commonly known today, began as a response to scandalous variety performances appealing mostly to adult, male patrons. When former minstrel performer and balladeer Tony Pastor opened the Fourteenth Street Theatre in New York in 1881, he was guided by a mission to provide family-friendly variety shows in hopes of drawing in that portion of the audience - women and children - otherwise inherently excluded from variety bills prior to 1881. There he perfected a framework for family-oriented amusements of the highest obtainable quality and style.

Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and the dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on performing artists, managers and agents, theatre facilities, and the terminology central to the history of vaudeville. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about vaudeville.

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