Author: Kurt Ganzl
Publisher: 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.
Lydia Thompson
Author: Kurt Ganzl
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
True Crime Stories
Author: Max Haines
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN: 9780760762585
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
50 Headline-grabbing murders from around the world.
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN: 9780760762585
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
50 Headline-grabbing murders from around the world.
Actresses and Whores
Author: Kirsten Pullen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521541022
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521541022
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher Description
Women in American Theatre
Author: Helen Krich Chinoy
Publisher: Theatre Communications Grou
ISBN: 9781559362634
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
First full-scale revision since 1987.
Publisher: Theatre Communications Grou
ISBN: 9781559362634
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
First full-scale revision since 1987.
Vaudeville old & new
Author: Frank Cullen
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415938538
Category : Entertainers
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415938538
Category : Entertainers
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
Crosby's Opera House
Author: Eugene H. Cropsey
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838638224
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
It is also the story of Albert and Uranus Crosby, who migrated from Cape Cod to Chicago where, as successful entrepreneurs, they made their fortunes and later sacrificed it all in their efforts to bring a new musical and artistic enlightenment to their adpoted city.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838638224
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
It is also the story of Albert and Uranus Crosby, who migrated from Cape Cod to Chicago where, as successful entrepreneurs, they made their fortunes and later sacrificed it all in their efforts to bring a new musical and artistic enlightenment to their adpoted city.
Cold Case Michigan
Author: Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439673578
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Blanketed by forests, dotted by lakes, crisscrossed by rivers and surrounded by Great Lakes, Michigan is a good place to hide secrets, bury bodies and stash evidence. Dig deep enough and you will unearth something sinister. Is the suicide note of a prominent Detroit physician also a confession of murder? Were inmates unlawfully released from Jackson State Penitentiary to carry out a contract killing on a politician before he could turn state's evidence? Who silenced a fiery radio personality known as the "Voice of the People"? Did a notorious serial killer stalk women in Lansing during the 1970s? Join true crime author Tobin T. Buhk as he excavates some of the most vexing unsolved crimes in the history of the Great Lake State.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439673578
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Blanketed by forests, dotted by lakes, crisscrossed by rivers and surrounded by Great Lakes, Michigan is a good place to hide secrets, bury bodies and stash evidence. Dig deep enough and you will unearth something sinister. Is the suicide note of a prominent Detroit physician also a confession of murder? Were inmates unlawfully released from Jackson State Penitentiary to carry out a contract killing on a politician before he could turn state's evidence? Who silenced a fiery radio personality known as the "Voice of the People"? Did a notorious serial killer stalk women in Lansing during the 1970s? Join true crime author Tobin T. Buhk as he excavates some of the most vexing unsolved crimes in the history of the Great Lake State.
Lydia Thompson
Author: Kurt Ganzl
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
American Poland-China Record
Author: American Poland-China Record Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poland
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
William B. Gill
Author: Kurt Ganzl
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135358249
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A colorful, historically accurate biography of William B. Gill, a famous musical-comedy playwright and comedy performer of the late-19th-century who is now mostly forgotten, but who changed the course of American musical theater. Gill began his career as a comedic actor in the coalfields of Australia, then performed in India and England, before finally coming to the U.S. Achieving fame as one of the most popular playwrights of his days, Gill's works appeared for years on Broadway and in the repertories of touring troupes. For years, theater historians have wondered about the facts behind his life; now master theater maven Kurt Gänzl has uncovered a wealth of new information about this influential and colorful character. A must-read for all fans of the musical theater.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135358249
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A colorful, historically accurate biography of William B. Gill, a famous musical-comedy playwright and comedy performer of the late-19th-century who is now mostly forgotten, but who changed the course of American musical theater. Gill began his career as a comedic actor in the coalfields of Australia, then performed in India and England, before finally coming to the U.S. Achieving fame as one of the most popular playwrights of his days, Gill's works appeared for years on Broadway and in the repertories of touring troupes. For years, theater historians have wondered about the facts behind his life; now master theater maven Kurt Gänzl has uncovered a wealth of new information about this influential and colorful character. A must-read for all fans of the musical theater.