Young Anthony Moore is desperate to discover the truth about his father's death. In Keaton Woods, the truth is waiting for him, held by vengeful demons. "The All-American Traveling Troubadours" have a dark story to perform-all they need is an audience of four young souls. Anthony is about to discover just what he is willing to sacrifice in order to seek answers.
Slide provides a unique pictorial record of America's preeminent entertainment medium in the late 1800s through the early 1930s.
The book closes with a bibliographic essay that identifies relevant scholarly works.
American Vaudeville as Seen by Its Contemporaries
This work reveals the often racy, ribald, and sexually charged nature of the vaudeville stage, looking at a broad array of provocative performers from disrobing dancers to nude posers to skimpily dressed athletes.
BERT GORDON (New York, April 8, 1895—Duarte, Ca., November 30, 1974) The “Mad Russian” comedian of radio and occasional films, Bert Gordon was born Barney Gorodetsky. He started in vaudeville at the age of twelve with an act titled ...
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.
Boston: American Vaudeville Museum, 1998-present. Michael Marks Davis. The Exploitation of Pleasure. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1911. ... Tony Pastor Presents. Westporl, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998.
Explores the architecture of New York City focusing on the hidden monuments to its nightlife, including the Lincoln Theater, Atlantic German beer hall, and Union square's American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
When Xavier loses his job, he and his singing frog are hired to perform in a vaudeville show, where freakish and sordid acts attempt to outdo each other.
Paul "Mousie" Garner with Sharon F. Kissane. Mousie Garner: Autobiography of a Vaudeville Stooge. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 8c Co., 1999. George Fuller Golden. My Lady Vaudeville and Her White Rats.