Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905 [electronic resource] /
Mooney, Jennifer.author.
Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- "Irish by name": an overview of Irish and ethnic performance in vaudeville -- Performing Irishness at Tony Pastor's opera house, 1865-1874 -- Representations of Irish masculinity in vaudeville -- Representations of Irish women in vaudeville -- Conclusion -- Appendix.
Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined.
United States—Study and teaching.
Ethnology—Europe.
Motion pictures.
American Culture.
European Culture.
Film Theory.