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From Traveling Show to Vaudeville: Theatrical Spectacle in America, 1830–1910
Robert M (Ed) Lewis
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Description for From Traveling Show to Vaudeville: Theatrical Spectacle in America, 1830–1910
Paperback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
In this anthology, Robert Lewis brings together primary sources on the history of early American theater and variety shows, the materials ranging from programs and advertising bills to contemporary commentary and the memoirs of performers. Although printed, these rare, inaccessible, and/or scattered sources achieve the "archival." Lewis's collection make them available not only to historians but also to their students in American-culture courses.
In this anthology, Robert Lewis brings together primary sources on the history of early American theater and variety shows, the materials ranging from programs and advertising bills to contemporary commentary and the memoirs of performers. Although printed, these rare, inaccessible, and/or scattered sources achieve the "archival." Lewis's collection make them available not only to historians but also to their students in American-culture courses.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801887482
SKU
V9780801887482
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About Robert M (Ed) Lewis
Robert M. Lewis is a lecturer in American history at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
Reviews for From Traveling Show to Vaudeville: Theatrical Spectacle in America, 1830–1910
Lewis's book provides not only a wealth of information but also delightful reading. It should be part of every library as a starter point for classes on American nineteenth-century public culture. Amerikastudien / American Studies 2006 Belongs in the collection of anyone who claims to be serious about the study of American popular entertainments. Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film 2006 ... Read more