The New Humor in the Progressive Era

Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian

Gebonden Engels 2014 9781137357427
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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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ISBN13:9781137357427
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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1. Americanization: Progressive Era Reformers, Cultural Critics, and Popular Comic Entertainments 2. Putting It Over in American Vaudeville 3. The New Humor: Ethnic Acts and Family Acts 4. The Marx Brothers Go To School 5. The New Woman and the Female Comedian as Social Insurgent Epilogue

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