Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History: How the Keith-Albee and Orpheum Circuits Controlled the Big-Time and Its Performers

Wertheim, A.

This book maps the intriguing story about how the tycoons of the two most powerful circuits, Keith-Albee in the East and the Orpheum in the West, conspired to control the big time. Despite the battles between the performers and the circuit moguls, the vaudeville wars forged an electrifying entertainment that at its zenith brought joy to millions.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-02-11

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780230611368

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-73450-4

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 332