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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ivan R Dee
Publication date
April 1, 2000
Pages
220
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781566632980
ISBN-10
1566632986
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$18.95
Summaries and Reviews
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: This entertaining and enlightening book depicts the rise of popular culture in America by brilliantly recapturing the essence and commercial trappings of one of its most vital forms of entertainmentâthe vaudeville show. Vaudeville was a meeting place, an inclusive form of theatre that flourished especially in New York, where it fostered cultural exchange among the city's ethnic groups. In The Voice of the City, Mr. Snyder reconstructs the famous acts, describes the different theatres, and shows how entrepreneurs created a near monopoly over bookings, theatres, and performers. He also gives us vaudeville's decline, its audiences usurped by musical comedy, radio, and the movies. "A fascinating and highly readable social history....By exploring the place of vaudeville in the neighborhoods and in the city central theatre district, Robert Snyder brilliantly illuminates the way city culture was made and worked in the lives of people at the turn of the century."âThomas Bender. "The most authoritative book on American vaudeville...also a remarkably good read, filled with colorful details and incisive commentary on American popular culture in the decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century."âDavid Nasaw.
Editions
Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr (November 1, 1989)
9780195052855 | details & prices | List price $25.00
About: Looks at the rise of vaudeville, explains how it represented urban life, and describes famous acts of the period
About: Looks at the rise of vaudeville, explains how it represented urban life, and describes famous acts of the period
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Ivan R Dee (April 1, 2000)
9781566632980 | details & prices | 220 pages | 5.50 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $18.95
About: This entertaining and enlightening book depicts the rise of popular culture in America by brilliantly recapturing the essence and commercial trappings of one of its most vital forms of entertainmentâthe vaudeville show.
About: This entertaining and enlightening book depicts the rise of popular culture in America by brilliantly recapturing the essence and commercial trappings of one of its most vital forms of entertainmentâthe vaudeville show.
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