Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian

DesRochers, R.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-07-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137357427

DOI: 10.1057/9781137357182

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 187