Secret Philadelphia (A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure)
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Encyclopedia of Vaudeville, The
| Author: | Anthony Slide |
|---|---|
| Hardback: | 656 pages |
| Publisher: | Greenwood Publishing Group (1994) |
| Avg. Rating: |  [ Unrated ] |
| ISBN: | 0313280274 |
| In Print? | No |
The extensive research book includes a 2-page entry for Ted Healy, and a 1-page entry for Fred Sanborn.
Promotional blurb...
"For a relatively short period of time, from the mid to late 1800s through the early 1930s, vaudeville was an American institution, as important in its day as radio, the motion picture, and television. This book is the first attempt to provide an encyclopedic guide to vaudeville. Included are entries not only on the performers, but also on individuals active behind the scenes in various administrative capacities, major theatres, genres, historical terms, vaudeville houses in individual cities, and much, much more. In addition to biographical data, entries on vaudevillians may include contemporary criticism, a sampling of an act's various routines, commentary by the performers, and an appraisal of the performer's place in vaudeville history. Bibliographies for entries are included where appropriate, and the volume concludes with a guide to vaudeville resources and a general bibliography."
In 2012, the book was republished, an expanded and revised edition, by University Press of Mississippi.
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