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Vaudeville ; the book / by Caroline Caffin, the pictures by Marius de Zayas.
Published 1914Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States. sh 85142420…”
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Vaudeville : an American masters special / producer, Rosemary Garner ; written and conceived by Greg Palmer.
Published 1997Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States History.…”
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Vaudeville / a production of Thirteen/WNET, KCTS/9 Television and Palmer/Fenster ; producer, Rosemary Garner ; conceived and written by Greg Palmer.
Published 1999Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States History.…”
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Vaudeville melodies : popular musicians and mass entertainment in American culture, 1870-1929 / Nicholas Gebhardt.
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…That's entertainment -- There's no business like show business -- Rites of passage -- Elementary structures -- Show me the money -- On with the show -- In search of an audience -- Vaudeville melodies -- Nothing succeeds like success -- Applause.…”
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The encyclopedia of vaudeville / Anthony Slide.
Published 1994Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States Encyclopedias. sh 85142420…”
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The vaudeville songbook : the story, stars and 50 songs of vaudeville / articles by David Fantle, Patrick Byrne.
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Blue vaudeville : sex, morals and the mass marketing of amusement, 1895-1915 / Andrew L. Erdman.
Published 2004Table of Contents: “…"Dressed in the form of art", the censorship and curtailment of popular entertainments -- "Clean, great, and national", the mass marketing of amusement -- "Of pleasing face and form", the sexual and the sensual on stage -- "Wild woman", Eva Tanguay as temptress and sexual rebel -- "The signal of distress", film and the fall of vaudeville.…”
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Vaudeville wars : how the Keith-Albee and Orpheum circuits controlled the big-time and its performers / Arthur Frank Wertheim.
Published 2006Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States History 19th century.…”
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Queen of vaudeville : the story of Eva Tanguay / Andrew L. Erdman.
Published 2012Subjects: Full text (Emerson users only)
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American Vaudeville Geoffrey Hilsabeck ; with a foreword by Luc Sante.
Published 2021Table of Contents: “…Creation myths -- Vanishing act -- Just what was vaudeville? -- At the wonderland -- Dreamsweat -- Jacks-in-the-pew -- Bright particular star -- The Jonah Man -- The muting of the strings -- Obituaries and obsolescencies -- The playhouse -- History.…”
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The encyclopedia of vaudeville / Anthony Slide.
Published 2012Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface; Vaudeville: An Appreciation; Entries; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Vaudeville Resources; General Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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American vaudeville as ritual.
Published 1965Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; One: The Symbolism of Vaudeville; Two: Evolution of a Ritual; Three: The New Folk and Their Heroes; Four: From Sin to Sociology; Five: The Mechanics of Fantasy; Six: The New Humor; Seven: A Modern Totemism and Sorcery; Eight: The Playlets; Nine: The Palaces; Ten: The Patterns of Ritual Meaning; Notes; A Note on the Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.…”
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American vaudeville as ritual / [by] Albert F. McLean, Jr.
Published 1965Table of Contents: “…The symbolism of Vaudeville -- Evolution of a ritual -- The new folk and their heroes -- From sin to sociology -- The mechanics of fantasy -- The new humor -- A modern totemism and sorcery -- The playlets -- The palaces -- The patterns of ritual meaning.…”
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Selected vaudeville criticism / edited by Anthony Slide.
Published 1988Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States Reviews. sh 85142420…”
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American vaudeville managers : their organization and influence / by Timothy D. Connors.
Published 1981Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States. sh 85142420…”
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Historical dictionary of vaudeville / James Fisher.
Published 2023Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States Dictionaries.…”
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Vaudeville U.S.A. / by John E. DiMeglio.
Published 1973Subjects: “…Vaudeville United States History. sh 85142420…”
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