Vaudeville melodies: popular musicians and mass entertainment in American culture, 1870-1929
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Beteilige Person: Gebhardt, Nicholas (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chicago The University of Chicago Press 2017
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Abstract:If you enjoy popular music and culture today, you have vaudeville to thank. From the 1870s until the 1920s, vaudeville was the dominant context for popular entertainment in the United States, laying the groundwork for the music industry we know today. Nicholas Gebhardt introduces us to the performers, managers, and audiences who turned disjointed variety show acts into a phenomenally successful business. Drawing on firsthand accounts, Gebhardt explores the practices by which vaudeville performers came to understand what it meant to entertain an audience, the conditions in which they worked, the institutions they relied upon, and the values they imagined were essential to their success
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2017
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
Zielpublikum:Specialized
ISBN:9780226448725