Jeremy Agnew

Entertainment in the Old West

Theater, Music, Circuses, Medicine Shows, Prizefighting and Other Popular Amusements

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Produktbeschreibung

Miners, loggers, railroad men, and others flooded into the American West after the discovery of gold in 1848, and entertainers seeking to fill the demand for distraction from the workers' daily toil soon followed. Actors, actresses and traveling troupes crisscrossed the American frontier, performing in tents, saloons, fancy theaters, and the open air. This exploration of the heyday of popular theater in the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, laughter and tears to generations of pioneers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780786462803
• ISBN-10: 0786462809
• Artikelnr.: 32468527

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a PhD in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Entertainment Milestones      viii
Preface     
1. On with the Show     
2. Entertainment for Everyone     
3. Women as Actresses     
4. Strutting Their Stuff     
5. Bright Lights of the Pacific Coast     
6. Theaters Across the Old West     
7. A Few of the Famous     
8. The Amateurs     
9. Medicine Shows     
10. Motley Pleasures     
11. The Wild West Shows     
Afterword: The Stage Lights Dim     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index