The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian

The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of 'Americanness.' Autor: R. DesRochers Wydawnictwo: Palgrave Macmillan US Rok wydania: 2014 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 212 Wymiary: 21.6 x 14.0 x 1.4 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781349470747