Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Miss Lydia Thompson's favorite
Author: Miss Lydia Thompson's favorite
Author: Charles KinkelLydia Thompson
Author: Kurt GanzlPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135358036
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
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.
Bow Bells
Author: Our actors and actresses. The dramatic list
Author: Charles Eyre PascoeThe Dramatic List
Author: Charles Eyre PascoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Lydia Thompson
Author: Kurt GanzlPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113535796X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
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.
Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900
Author: Woburn (Mass.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Bigger, Brighter, Louder
Author: Chris JonesPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022609071X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
“A constantly engaging and illuminating lesson in the role a great newspaper played in developing and sustaining a great theater town.” —Artvoice Chicago is regarded as one of the world’s premier cities for theater, and no one has had a more consistent front-row seat to its ascendance than the Chicago Tribune theater critics. Bigger, Brighter, Louder weaves together more than 150 years of Tribune reviews into a compelling narrative, pairing full reviews with commentary and history. With a sharp eye for telling details and a keen sense of historical context, Jones, longtime chief Tribune theater critic, takes readers through decades of highs and lows, successes and failures. The book showcases fascinating early reviews of actors and shows that would go on to achieve phenomenal success, including a tryout of A Raisin in the Sun with newcomer Sidney Poitier and the first major review of The Producers. It also delves into the rare and the unusual, such as a previously unpublished Tennessee Williams interview and a long conversation with Edward Albee’s mother. With reviews from Claudia Cassidy, Peregine Pickle, William Leonard, and more, many never collected before, Bigger, Brighter, Louder offers a unique lasting record of an ephemeral art and a riveting look at the history behind Chicago’s rise to theatrical greatness. “Bigger, Brighter, Louder gives us dozens of reviews—some perceptive, some notorious, and some bitingly funny. I warrant that you will find Mr. Jones’ Chicago-eyed view of theatre sharp, amusing and incisive.” —Playbill “Bigger, Brighter, Louder is a fascinating read, with Jones providing a thoroughly accessible exegesis.” —Time Out Chicago
The Drama of Yesterday & To-day
Author: Clement ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description