Overview

Here are the stories of 80 women who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when entertainment was often live variety shows in theaters across the country. Singers, singer-comediennes, comediennes, dancers, sister acts, actresses, male impersonators and novelty acts are covered as separate categories. Biographies of the performers in each category appear in order of the date they entered vaudeville, an arrangement that allows the reader to trace the history of vaudeville itself. A final section concentrates on the headliners' heritage, taking a broad look at the group according to ethnic background, socioeconomic background, family life, and other factors, including what happened to them after vaudeville died.

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Author:   Armond Fields
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780786469161

ISBN 10:   0786469161
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   24 April 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction: Women in Vaudeville      About the Arrangement of This Book      PART ONE : THE SINGERS Maggie Cline      Lottie Gilson      Eva Tanguay      Anna Held      Stella Mayhew      Bonnie Thornton      Vesta Victoria      Ada Reeve      Emma Carus      Blanche Ring      Grace La Rue      Yvette Guilbert      Nora Bayes      Marion Bent      Ethel Levey      Louise Dresser      Blossom Seeley      Aileen Stanley      Texas Guinan      Lillian Russell      Florence Mills      Rae Samuels      Alice Lloyd      Bessie Wynn      Ruth Roye      Sophie Tucker      Belle Baker      Olga Petrova      Ethel Waters      Frederike “Fritzi” Scheff      Irene Bordoni      Isabelle Patricola      Adelaide Hall      Ruth Etting      PART TWO : THE SINGER-COMEDIENNES Irene Franklin      Fay Templeton      Marie Dressler      Ina Claire      Trixie Friganza      Mae West      Molly Picon      Marie Cahill      PART THREE : THE COMEDIENNES May Irwin      Cissie Loftus      Kate Elinore      Elsie Janis      Florence Moore      Nan Halperin      Fanny Brice      Winnie Lightner      PART FOUR : THE DANCERS La Carmencita      Bessie Clayton      Ruth St. Denis      Bessie McCoy      Gertrude Hoffman      Florence Walton      Gertrude Vanderbilt      Adele Astaire      Mlle. Dazie      Charlotte Greenwood      Janette Hackett      Irene Castle      PART FIVE : THE SISTER ACTS The Cherry Sisters      The Dolly Sisters      The Duncan Sisters      The Hilton Sisters      PART SIX : THE ACTRESSES Valeska Suratt      Fannie Ward      Mrs. Patrick Campbell      Ethel Barrymore      Sarah Bernhardt      Fifi D'Orsay      PART SEVEN : THE MALE IMPERSONATORS Vesta Tilley      Ella Shields      Kitty Doner      PART EIGHT : THE NOVELTY ACTS Anna Eva Fay      Carrie Nation      Annette Kellerman      Evelyn Nesbit      Helen Keller      PART NINE : HEADLINERS' HERITAGE      Selected Bibliography and Source Materials      Index     

Reviews

a must...highly informative --ARBA; well researched...insightful examination. This is one book you won't easily put down --In the Groove Magazine; provides a missing link in the history of American theater --Feminist Collections; for more than a decade, Mr. Fields has blessed showbiz aficionados with a series of exceptional biographies --Vaudeville Times.

a must...highly informative --<i>ARBA</i>; well researched...insightful examination. This is one book you won't easily put down --<i>In the Groove Magazine</i>; provides a missing link in the history of American theater --<i>Feminist Collections</i>; for more than a decade, Mr. Fields has blessed showbiz aficionados with a series of exceptional biographies --<i>Vaudeville Times.</i>

"a must...highly informative--ARBA; """"well researched...insightful examination. This is one book you won't easily put down""""--In the Groove Magazine; """"provides a missing link in the history of American theater""""--Feminist Collections"

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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