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Author : Darryl J. Littleton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781480329751
COMEDIENNES: LAUGH BE A LADY
Author : Maggie Hennefeld
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780231547062
Women explode out of chimneys and melt when sprayed with soda water. Feminist activists play practical jokes to lobby for voting rights, while overworked kitchen maids dismember their limbs to finish their chores on time. In early slapstick films with titles such as Saucy Sue, Mary Jane’s Mishap, Jane on Strike, and The Consequences of Feminism, comediennes exhibit the tensions between joyful laughter and gendered violence. Slapstick comedy often celebrates the exaggeration of make-believe injury. Unlike male clowns, however, these comic actresses use slapstick antics as forms of feminist protest. They spontaneously combust while doing housework, disappear and reappear when sexually assaulted, or transform into men by eating magic seeds—and their absurd metamorphoses evoke the real-life predicaments of female identity in a changing modern world. Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes reveals the gender politics of comedy and the comedic potentials of feminism through close consideration of hundreds of silent films. As Maggie Hennefeld argues, comedienne catastrophes provide disturbing but suggestive images for comprehending gendered social upheavals in the early twentieth century. At the same time, slapstick comediennes were crucial to the emergence of film language. Women’s flexible physicality offered filmmakers blank slates for experimenting with the visual and social potentials of cinema. Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes poses major challenges to the foundations of our ideas about slapstick comedy and film history, showing how this combustible genre blows open age-old debates about laughter, society, and gender politics.
Author : Sarah Blacher Cohen
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0814323669
When the Jews of Eastern Europe came to the United States in the 19th century, they brought with them their own special humor. Developed in response to the dissonant reality of their lives, their self-critical humor served as a source of salvation, enabling them to endure a painful history with a sense of power. In America, the marginal status of immigrant Jews prompted them to use humor a a defense, exaggerating or mocking their ethnicity as events dictated. Jewish Wry examines the development of Jewish humor in a series of essays on topics that range from Sholom Aleichem's humor to Jewish comediennes through to the humor of Philip Roth. This important book offers enjoyable reading as well as a significant and scholarly contribution to the field.
Author : Kristen Anderson Wagner
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780814341032
For many people the term “silent comedy” conjures up images of Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp, Buster Keaton’s Stoneface, or Harold Lloyd hanging precariously from the side of a skyscraper. Even people who have never seen a silent film can recognize these comedians at a glance. But what about the female comedians? Gale Henry, Louise Fazenda, Colleen Moore, Constance Talmadge—these and numerous others were wildly popular during the silent film era, appearing in countless motion pictures and earning top salaries, and yet, their names have been almost entirely forgotten. As a consequence, recovering their history is all the more compelling given that they laid the foundation for generations of funny women, from Lucille Ball to Carol Burnett to Tina Fey. These women constitute an essential and neglected sector of film history, reflecting a turning point in women’s social and political history. Their talent and brave spirit continues to be felt today, and Comic Venus: Women and Comedy in American Silent Film seeks to provide a better understanding of women’s experiences in the early twentieth century, and to better understand and appreciate the unruly and boundary-breaking women who have followed. The diversity and breadth of archival materials explored in Comic Venus illuminate the social and historical period of comediennes and silent film. In four sections, Kristen Anderson Wagner enumerates the relationship between women and comedy, beginning with the question of why historically women weren’t seen as funny or couldn’t possibly be funny in the public and male eye, a question that persists even today. Wagner delves into the idea of women’s “delicate sensibilities,” which presumably prevented them from being funny, and in chapter two traces ideas about feminine beauty and what a woman should express versus what these comedic women did express, as Wagner notes, “comediennes challenged the assumption that beauty was a fundamental component of ideal femininity.” In chapter three, Wagner discusses how comediennes such as Clara Bow, Marie Dressler, and Colleen Moore used humor to gain recognition and power through performances of sexuality and desire. Women comedians presented “sexuality as fun and playful, suggesting that personal relationships could be fluid rather than stable.” Chapter four examines silent comediennes’ relationships to the modern world and argues that these women exemplified modernity and new womanhood. The final chapter of Comic Venus brings readers to understand comediennes and their impact on silent-era cinema, as well as their lasting influence on later generations of funny women. Comic Venus is the first book to explore the overlooked contributions made by comediennes in American silent film. Those with a taste for film and representations of femininity in comedy will be fascinated by the analytical connections and thoroughly researched histories of these women and their groundbreaking movements in comedy and stage.
Author : Darryl J. Littleton,Tuezdae Littleton
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781480329744
(Applause Books). It wasn't until the 10th century that women were allowed to perform, and then only in rare incidences. Like many art forms, female comedy got its start in the church and expanded to stage, radio, film, and television. For the longest time, it has been believed that women aren't funny. The stories within these pages will not only debunk that myth but will make you wonder how it ever got started in the first place. Women of all races have not only taken center stage in comedy, but in many cases, have dominated it. This book thoroughly explores the genre. Comediennes: Laugh Be a Lady chronicles the evolution of the humor through the research of Darryl and Tuezdae Littleton and the scores of interviews they conducted with veteran female performers from all mediums, as well as Tuezdae's own experiences as a comedienne. Startling facts are revealed and tributes are paid to the icons of yesteryear by the titans of today in their own words and sentiments. Women have always made us laugh, from their outrageous characters, pratfall humor, cutting barbs, clever wit and unforgettable side-splitting moments. Their "herstory" has only just begun.
Author : Andrew Horton,Joanna E. Rapf
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781119169550
A wide-ranging survey of the subject that celebrates the variety and complexity of film comedy from the ‘silent’ days to the present, this authoritative guide offers an international perspective on the popular genre that explores all facets of its formative social, cultural and political context A wide-ranging collection of 24 essays exploring film comedy from the silent era to the present International in scope, the collection embraces not just American cinema, including Native American and African American, but also comic films from Europe, the Middle East, and Korea Essays explore sub-genres, performers, and cultural perspectives such as gender, politics, and history in addition to individual works Engages with different strands of comedy including slapstick, romantic, satirical and ironic Features original entries from a diverse group of multidisciplinary international contributors
Author : Vidwath Shetty
Publisher : Clever Fox Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-13
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Edward Cole desperately wants to be normal like everyone else. Instead, he finds himself on a rollercoaster ride of shockingly unexpected turmoil until a surprise Asperger’s diagnosis brings his chaotic existence into perspective and teaches him the true meaning of his life. The main protagonist Edward Cole is desperate to find his way forward in life and eventually does so despite the many obstacles against him. Going through life feeling different and an outsider, Edward Cole inevitably finds self-understanding and self-forgiveness. The Story ends with clarity and closure on the subject’s battle with mental health through a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) as opposed to many mental health books where the fate of the lead is unclear. The protagonist ultimately succeeds in a battle against all his various addictions in a successful conclusion to the Story The ultimate visual depiction of redemption with a protagonist who uses a mental health diagnosis to rescue himself from the absolute bottom of despair to a place of self-forgiveness, self-understanding, and a climax victory. A highly commercialized portrayal of mental health and addiction. A unique story that deals with multiple areas of mental health and addiction as opposed to other such stories that deal with just one, thereby boosting the reader’s relatability. One of the first novels to discuss multiple topical issues from recent times including The Black Lives Matter movement and The Me Too movement. The Novel is educational, inspirational, and life-affirming in its tone and climax
Author : Kristin Lené Hole,Dijana Jelača,E. Ann Kaplan,Patrice Petro
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317408055
Comprised of 43 innovative contributions, this companion is both an overview of, and intervention into the field of cinema and gender. The essays included here address a variety of geographical contexts, from an analysis of cinema. Islam and women and television under Eastern European socialism, to female audience reception in Nigeria, to changing class and race norms in Bollywood dance sequences. A special focus is on women directors in a global context that includes films and filmmakers from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North and South America. The collection also offers a solid overview of feminist contributions to thinking on genre from the "chick flick" to the action or Western film, to film noir and the slasher. Readers will find contributions on a variety of approaches to spectatorship, reception studies and fandom, as well as transnational approaches to star studies and essays addressing the relationship between feminist film theory and new media. Other topics include queer and trans* cinema, eco-cinema and the post-human. Finally, readers interested in the history of film will find essays addressing the methodological dimensions of feminist film history, essays on silent and studio era women in film, and histories of female filmmakers in a variety of non-Western contexts.
Author : Ervin Malakaj,Alena E. Lyons
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783110571981
Despite its unabated popularity with audiences, slapstick has received rather little scholarly attention, mostly by scholars concentrating on the US theater and cinema traditions. Nonetheless, as a form of physical humor slapstick has a long history across various areas of cultural production. This volume approaches slapstick both as a genre of situational physical comedy and as a mode of communicating an affective situation captured in various cultural products. Contributors to the volume examine cinematic, literary, dramatic, musical, and photographic texts and performances. From medieval chivalric romance and nineteenth-century theater to contemporary photography, the contributors study treatments of slapstick across media, periods and geographic locations. The aim of a study of such wide scope is to demonstrate how slapstick emerged from a variety of complex interactions among different traditions and by extension, to illustrate that slapstick can be highly productive for interdisciplinary research.
Author : Barry Witham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996-02-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521308585
Describes the growth and development of theatre in the United States. Documents and commentary are arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Actors
ISBN : NYPL:33433019407380
Author : United States. National Labor Relations Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1732 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN : UIUC:30112105115957
Author : Scott Balcerzak
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780814339664
Film scholars and fans have used distinctive terms to describe the Classic Hollywood comedian: He is a "trickster," a "rebel," or a "buffoon." Yet the performer is almost always described as a "he." In Buffoon Men: Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity, Scott Balcerzak reads the performances of notable comedians such as W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello through humor and queer theory to expose a problematic history of maleness in their personas. He argues that contrary to popular notions of Classic Hollywood history, these male comedians rearranged or, at times, rejected heteronormative protocols. Balcerzak begins by defining the particular buffoonish masculinity portrayed by early film comedians, a gender and genre construct influenced by the cultural anxieties of the 1930s and '40s. In chapter 1, he considers the onscreen pairing of W. C. Fields and Mae West to identify a queered sexuality and drag persona in Fields's performance, while in chapter 2 he examines the two major constructions of Fields's film persona-the confidence man and the husband-to show Fields to be a conflicted and subversive figure. In chapter 3, Balcerzak considers the assimilation and influence of Eddie Cantor as a Jewish celebrity, while he turns to the cross-media influence of Jack Benny's radio persona in chapter 4. In Chapters 5 and 6, he moves beyond the individual performer to examine the complex masculine brotherhood of comedy duos Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, and Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. Buffoon Men shows that the complicated history of the male comedian during the early sound era has much to tell us about multimedia comedic stars today. Fans and scholars of film history, gender studies, and broadcast studies will appreciate Balcerzak's thorough exploration of the era's fascinating gender constructs.
Author : Benjamin McArthur
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0877457107
The forty years 1880 to 1920 marked the golden age of the American theatre as a national institution, a time when actors moved from being players outside the boundaries of respectable society to being significant figures in the social landscape. As the only book that provides an overview of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theatre, Actors and American Culture is also the only study of the legitimate stage that overtly attempts to connect actors and their work to the wider aspects of American life.
Author : Harrison Grey Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Theater
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034851969