Kathleen Riley

The Astaires

Fred & Adele

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9780199358946
• ISBN-10: 019935894X
• Artikelnr.: 40308010

Autorenporträt

Born in Australia and educated at Sydney and Oxford Universities, Kathleen Riley is a classical scholar and modern theater historian. She is the author of Nigel Hawthorne on Stage and The Reception and Performance of Euripides' Herakles: Reasoning Madness. At Oxford in 2008 she convened the first international conference on the art and legacy of Fred Astaire.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Foreword by John Mueller
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: Moaning Minnie and Goodtime Charlie
Chapter 1: Opening the bill
Chapter 2: Over the top
Chapter 3: Dancing comedians
Chapter 4: Nightingales in Berkeley Square
Chapter 5: Fascinating rhythms
Chapter 6: The golden calf
Chapter 7: Frater, ave atque vale
Chapter 8: By myself
Chapter 9: After the dance
Chronologies:
1. (a) The shows
1. (b) Charity performances
2. Other notable events in theatre, 1917-1933
Notes
Bibliography
Index