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OverviewIn this comprehensive study of women in vaudeville, Alison Kibler reveals how female performers, patrons and workers shaped the rise and fall of the most popular live entertainment at the turn of the century. She focuses on the role of gender in struggles over whether high or low culture would reign in vaudeville, examining women's performances and careers in vaudeville, their status in the expanding vaudeville audience, and their activity in the vaudevillians' labour union. Alison Kibler demonstrates that respectable women were key to vaudeville's success, as entrepreneurs drew women into audiences that had previously been dominated by working-class men and recruited female artists as performers. But, although theatre managers publicly celebrated the cultural uplift of vaudeville and its popularity among women, in reality their houses were often hostile both to female performers and to female patrons and home to women who challenged conventional understandings of respectable behaviour. Once a sign of vaudeville's refinement, Kibler says, women became associated with the decay of vaudeville and were implicated in broader attacks on mass culture as well. Full Product DetailsAuthor: M. Alison KiblerPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.495kg ISBN: 9780807848128ISBN 10: 0807848123 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 31 May 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsKibler has an excellent command of her material and knows how to argue for its significance. <p> Womena[s Review of Books Kibler has an excellent command of her material and knows how to argue for its significance. <p> Women s Review of Books Kibler has an excellent command of her material and knows how to argue for its significance. Women s Review of Books [H]ighlights the centrality of gender to social changes around the turn of the century. American Studies YHighlights the centrality of gender to social changes around the turn of the century. American Studies Thorough and discursive notes, excellent bibliography. Choice The great strength of Kibler's book lies in its meticulous scrutiny of underused primary sources. Journal of American History Thorough and discursive notes, excellent bibliography. Choice Kibler displays a masterful command of existing scholarship on vaudeville and the broader trends of theater and popular culture. American Historical Review Author InformationM. Alison Kibler is assistant professor in American studies and women's studies at Franklin and Marshal College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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