William B. Gill: From the Goldfields to Broadway
Author:   Kurt Ganzl
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   3
ISBN:  

9780415937672


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   06 September 2002
Format:   Hardback
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William B. Gill: From the Goldfields to Broadway


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A colorful, historically accurate biography of William B. Gill, a famous musical-comedy playwright and comedy performer of the late-19th-century who is now mostly forgotten, but who changed the course of American musical theater. Gill began his career as a comedic actor in the coalfields of Australia, then performed in India and England, before finally coming to the U.S. Achieving fame as one of the most popular playwrights of his days, Gill's works appeared for years on Broadway and in the repertories of touring troupes. For years, theater historians have wondered about the facts behind his life; now master theater maven Kurt Gänzl has uncovered a wealth of new information about this influential and colorful character. A must-read for all fans of the musical theater.

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Author:   Kurt Ganzl
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9780415937672


ISBN 10:   0415937671
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   06 September 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Series Introduction Introduction 1. Who Was Willie Gill? 2. From the Goldfields of Melbourne (and Back Again) 3. A Comic Star at Home 4. On the Road to Calcutta 5. Grand Varieties and Great Expectations 6. A Sojourn in American Goldfields 7. A Broadway Debut and Colville's Follies 8. From Babes to Goblins: Willie's First American Hits 9. Plays Made to Order 10. Adonis 11. From Hits to Flops 12. From Pantomine to Sentimental Comedy: Arcadia to Old Jed Prouty 13. Star Vehicles 14. Last Hits 15. Final Curtain 16. Endnotes 17. Index

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