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Author:   Armond Fields
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786464241

ISBN 10:   0786464240
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   08 March 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      1. Family Heritage      2. Circus Days      3. “444”      4. “Greatest Comic Singer of the Age”      5. Tony Pastor’s Opera House      6. The Elks, John Poole and Touring Success      7. Variety’s Triumph      8. New Talent and Crowded Houses      9. The Emergence of Vaudeville      10. The 14th Street Theater      11. “The Most Popular Theater in Town”      12. Business Challenges and Changing Audiences      13. Continuous Vaudeville and Shrinking Profits      14. Tony Retires from the Stage      15. Struggling to Stay Open      16. The Venerable Showman’s Decline      Epilogue      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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detailed biography...recommended --<i>Library Journal</i>; well-documented --<i>Intellect Journals</i>; enjoyable --<i>Early Popular Visual Culture.</i>

Author Information

The late Armond Fields was a social historian specializing in American popular theater. The author of numerous books about vaudeville and other early theater figures, he lived in Culver City, California.

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