Irving Berlin's American musical theater
By: Jeffrey Magee
Series: Broadway legacies; Broadway legacies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780195398267
Subjects: History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation; Musicals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-357), discography (p. [358]) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Irving Berlin's century; title: Irving Berlin's theater; title: Legitimate vaudeville : the Dillingham shows, 1914-15; title: Berlin's follies, 1918-19; title: "America's greatest show" : the Music box revues, 1921-24; title: "An ideal combination" : Berlin, Kaufman, and Co., 1920s-30s; title: Musical theater of war : This is the army, 1942-45; title: Something for the girls : Annie get your gun, 1945-present; title: State of the Union : Berlin, Lindsay and Crouse, 1950-62; title: Conclusion : "This is America."