The New Humor in the Progressive Era - Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014)


By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness."

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By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness."

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

Release date

July 2014

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First published

2014

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

187

Edition

1st ed. 2014

ISBN-13

978-1-349-47074-7

Barcode

9781349470747

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LSN

1-349-47074-0



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