Here are the stories of 80 women who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when entertainment was often live variety shows in theaters across the country. Singers, singer-comediennes, comediennes, dancers, sister acts, actresses, male impersonators and novelty acts are covered as separate categories. Biographies of the performers in each category appear in order of the date they entered vaudeville, an arrangement that allows the reader to trace the history of vaudeville itself. A final section concentrates on the headliners' heritage, taking a broad look…mehr
Here are the stories of 80 women who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when entertainment was often live variety shows in theaters across the country. Singers, singer-comediennes, comediennes, dancers, sister acts, actresses, male impersonators and novelty acts are covered as separate categories. Biographies of the performers in each category appear in order of the date they entered vaudeville, an arrangement that allows the reader to trace the history of vaudeville itself. A final section concentrates on the headliners' heritage, taking a broad look at the group according to ethnic background, socioeconomic background, family life, and other factors, including what happened to them after vaudeville died.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
The late Armond Fields was a social historian specializing in American popular theater. The author of numerous books about vaudeville and other early theater figures, he lived in Culver City, California.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Women in Vaudeville About the Arrangement of This Book PART ONE : THE SINGERS Maggie Cline Lottie Gilson Eva Tanguay Anna Held Stella Mayhew Bonnie Thornton Vesta Victoria Ada Reeve Emma Carus Blanche Ring Grace La Rue Yvette Guilbert Nora Bayes Marion Bent Ethel Levey Louise Dresser Blossom Seeley Aileen Stanley Texas Guinan Lillian Russell Florence Mills Rae Samuels Alice Lloyd Bessie Wynn Ruth Roye Sophie Tucker Belle Baker Olga Petrova Ethel Waters Frederike "Fritzi" Scheff Irene Bordoni Isabelle Patricola Adelaide Hall Ruth Etting PART TWO : THE SINGER-COMEDIENNES Irene Franklin Fay Templeton Marie Dressler Ina Claire Trixie Friganza Mae West Molly Picon Marie Cahill PART THREE : THE COMEDIENNES May Irwin Cissie Loftus Kate Elinore Elsie Janis Florence Moore Nan Halperin Fanny Brice Winnie Lightner PART FOUR : THE DANCERS La Carmencita Bessie Clayton Ruth St. Denis Bessie McCoy Gertrude Hoffman Florence Walton Gertrude Vanderbilt Adele Astaire Mlle. Dazie Charlotte Greenwood Janette Hackett Irene Castle PART FIVE : THE SISTER ACTS The Cherry Sisters The Dolly Sisters The Duncan Sisters The Hilton Sisters PART SIX : THE ACTRESSES Valeska Suratt Fannie Ward Mrs. Patrick Campbell Ethel Barrymore Sarah Bernhardt Fifi D'Orsay PART SEVEN : THE MALE IMPERSONATORS Vesta Tilley Ella Shields Kitty Doner PART EIGHT : THE NOVELTY ACTS Anna Eva Fay Carrie Nation Annette Kellerman Evelyn Nesbit Helen Keller PART NINE : HEADLINERS' HERITAGE Selected Bibliography and Source Materials Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Women in Vaudeville About the Arrangement of This Book PART ONE : THE SINGERS Maggie Cline Lottie Gilson Eva Tanguay Anna Held Stella Mayhew Bonnie Thornton Vesta Victoria Ada Reeve Emma Carus Blanche Ring Grace La Rue Yvette Guilbert Nora Bayes Marion Bent Ethel Levey Louise Dresser Blossom Seeley Aileen Stanley Texas Guinan Lillian Russell Florence Mills Rae Samuels Alice Lloyd Bessie Wynn Ruth Roye Sophie Tucker Belle Baker Olga Petrova Ethel Waters Frederike "Fritzi" Scheff Irene Bordoni Isabelle Patricola Adelaide Hall Ruth Etting PART TWO : THE SINGER-COMEDIENNES Irene Franklin Fay Templeton Marie Dressler Ina Claire Trixie Friganza Mae West Molly Picon Marie Cahill PART THREE : THE COMEDIENNES May Irwin Cissie Loftus Kate Elinore Elsie Janis Florence Moore Nan Halperin Fanny Brice Winnie Lightner PART FOUR : THE DANCERS La Carmencita Bessie Clayton Ruth St. Denis Bessie McCoy Gertrude Hoffman Florence Walton Gertrude Vanderbilt Adele Astaire Mlle. Dazie Charlotte Greenwood Janette Hackett Irene Castle PART FIVE : THE SISTER ACTS The Cherry Sisters The Dolly Sisters The Duncan Sisters The Hilton Sisters PART SIX : THE ACTRESSES Valeska Suratt Fannie Ward Mrs. Patrick Campbell Ethel Barrymore Sarah Bernhardt Fifi D'Orsay PART SEVEN : THE MALE IMPERSONATORS Vesta Tilley Ella Shields Kitty Doner PART EIGHT : THE NOVELTY ACTS Anna Eva Fay Carrie Nation Annette Kellerman Evelyn Nesbit Helen Keller PART NINE : HEADLINERS' HERITAGE Selected Bibliography and Source Materials Index
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