Henry Wood

A Sawdust Heart

My Vaudeville Life in Medicine and Tent Shows

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Produktbeschreibung

A glimpse into a forgotten era of popular entertainment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9780816672301
• ISBN-10: 081667230X
• Artikelnr.: 32738843

Autorenporträt

Henry Wood spent more than thirty years as a performer and director in old-time medicine shows and touring vaudeville troupes in the Midwest. Michael Fedo is the author of several books, including The Lynchings in Duluth, The Man from Lake Wobegon, and the novel Indians in the Arborvitae .

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Introduction Michael Fedo
A Sawdust Heart
Preface
1. A Viroqua, Wisconsin, Boyhood
2. Big Doings in Budd
3. Leaving Home Again
4. On Stage with the Leading Lady
5. Success, Acclaim, and Disappointment
6. The Star Returns Home
7. Bindle Stiffs, Tobies, and the Musical Saw
8. Sky Diving, the Great War, and a Comeback
9. The Rewards for Fine Villainy
10. Leaving Brooks for the Millionaire Swedes
11. Downtime and a Rebound
12. The WLS Barn Dance and Beyond
Acknowledgments