Lydia Thompson

Author : Kurt Ganzl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781135358037

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Lydia Thompson by Kurt Ganzl Pdf

This inaugural volume in the Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight. The series will attempt to resurrect theatre performers and writers who were famous in their era, yet who have since inexplicably faded from popular memory. Outlandish tales of Lydia's touring burlesque company, the British Blondes, and such lurid episodes as her horsewhipping of a Chicago editor, a romance with a Russian Grand Duke and a lesbian attacker have left her with a reputation as a bawdy burlesquer, but Kurt Gänzl argues she was nothing of the kind. Through this biography, the reader will learn the whole and hitherto untold story of this fascinating, multi-dimensional musical-theatre star.

Author : Robert Allen
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807860083

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Horrible Prettiness by Robert Allen Pdf

Robert Allen's compelling book examines burlesque not only as popular entertainment but also as a complex and transforming cultural phenomenon. When Lydia Thompson and her controversial female troupe of "British Blondes" brought modern burlesque to the United States in 1868, the result was electric. Their impertinent humor, streetwise manner, and provocative parodies of masculinity brought them enormous popular success--and the condemnation of critics, cultural commentators, and even women's rights campaigners. Burlesque was a cultural threat, Allen argues, because it inverted the "normal" world of middle-class social relations and transgressed norms of "proper" feminine behavior and appearance. Initially playing to respectable middle-class audiences, burlesque was quickly relegated to the shadow-world of working-class male leisure. In this process the burlesque performer "lost" her voice, as burlesque increasingly revolved around the display of her body. Locating burlesque within the context of both the social transformation of American theater and its patterns of gender representation, Allen concludes that burlesque represents a fascinating example of the potential transgressiveness of popular entertainment forms, as well as the strategies by which they have been contained and their threats defused.

Author : Kirsten Pullen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-02-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521541026

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Actresses and Whores by Kirsten Pullen Pdf

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Author : Frank Cullen,Florence Hackman,Donald McNeilly
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1362 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Entertainers
ISBN : 9780415938532

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Vaudeville old & new by Frank Cullen,Florence Hackman,Donald McNeilly Pdf

Author : Eugene H. Cropsey
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 0838638228

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Crosby's Opera House by Eugene H. Cropsey Pdf

It is also the story of Albert and Uranus Crosby, who migrated from Cape Cod to Chicago where, as successful entrepreneurs, they made their fortunes and later sacrificed it all in their efforts to bring a new musical and artistic enlightenment to their adpoted city.

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439673577

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Cold Case Michigan by Tobin T. Buhk Pdf

Blanketed by forests, dotted by lakes, crisscrossed by rivers and surrounded by Great Lakes, Michigan is a good place to hide secrets, bury bodies and stash evidence. Dig deep enough and you will unearth something sinister. Is the suicide note of a prominent Detroit physician also a confession of murder? Were inmates unlawfully released from Jackson State Penitentiary to carry out a contract killing on a politician before he could turn state's evidence? Who silenced a fiery radio personality known as the "Voice of the People"? Did a notorious serial killer stalk women in Lansing during the 1970s? Join true crime author Tobin T. Buhk as he excavates some of the most vexing unsolved crimes in the history of the Great Lake State.

Author : American Poland-China Record Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Poland
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094269077

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American Poland-China Record by American Poland-China Record Association Pdf

Author : Kurt Ganzl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781135358242

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William B. Gill by Kurt Ganzl Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Actors
ISBN : IOWA:31858058761804

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The Theatre by Anonim Pdf

Vol. for 1888 includes dramatic directory for Feb.-Dec.; vol. for 1889 includes dramatic directory for Jan.-May.

Author : Woburn (Mass.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Registers of births, etc
ISBN : HARVARD:32044089933782

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Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 by Woburn (Mass.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1162 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Winchester (Mass.)
ISBN : WISC:89077200400

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The Winchester Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1490 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Crime
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024435690

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Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce: pt. 1-1A. Florida by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Crime
ISBN : UCAL:$B643198

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Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce Pdf

Author : United States. Congress Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2268 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104266707

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Hearings by United States. Congress Senate Pdf

Author : Woburn (Mass.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Registers of births, etc
ISBN : HARVARD:LI381H

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Deaths; from 1640 to 1873 by Woburn (Mass.) Pdf