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What was it like to live the life of a vaudevillian in America? Before movies, radio, and the Great Depression transformed the entertainment world there was vaudeville. David Soren grew up as a featured performer on CBS and ABC television kiddie shows, in gangster-run nightclubs, and with crooked carnival grifters when he was not singing doo-wop on Philadelphia street corners. Here is a very personal take on the entertainment world that existed in America before the modern era. Interweaving American history, popular culture, and the story of American music, this book is intended for general audiences seeking to know about the entertainment form that influenced many of the shows we have today.

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Author:   David Soren
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781792400759

ISBN 10:   1792400756
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 May 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface By Frank Cullen CHAPTER 1 Introduction: My Life in Vaudeville CHAPTER 2 What Was Vaudeville? CHAPTER 3 The Beginnings of American Popular Music By Victoria Damore CHAPTER 4 Riverboats, Dime Museums, and Other Early American Diversions CHAPTER 5 Vaudeville Begins Tony Pastor: The Clean Entrepreneur by Victoria Moses CHAPTER 6 Vaudeville as Big Business By Frank Cullen, Anna Jennings, and Christopher Vasquez-Wright CHAPTER 7 The Great Variety Acts The History of Juggling by Emilio Rodriguez-Alvarez Plate Spinning by Victoria Esposito CHAPTER 8 The Great Dramatic Acts CHAPTER 9 Early Mega-Stars of Vaudeville CHAPTER 10 The Amazing and Unique Eva Tanguay The Salome Dancing Craze: Backstory by Brandon Neth CHAPTER 11 The March King and His Followers CHAPTER 12 The Belle Story By Katherine Raymer CHAPTER 13 The Age of Al Jolson CHAPTER 14 Black Vaudeville By Kevin Byrne CHAPTER 15 The Emergence of Dance in America CHAPTER 16 Vaudeville in World War I CHAPTER 17 Fads, Gimmicks, and Scandals Evelyn Nesbit: The Girl on the Red Velvet Swing by Kacie Lillejord All-Girl Orchestras by Erica Collins CHAPTER 18 Behind the Scenes Bibliography Index

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