Queen of vaudeville
Subtitle: the story of Eva Tanguay
By: Andrew L. Erdman
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801449703
Subjects: Vaudeville; Women entertainers; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the most famous performer in America; title: Freak baby and the paper city; title: The Sambo girl in New York; title: I don't care; title: The cyclonic comedienne, or, Genius properly advertised; title: Riding Salome to the top; title: Battling Eva : rivals, imitators, and censors; title: Follies and fortunes; title: Men and other travails; title: Mrs. John Ford; title: The wild girl; title: Knockdowns and comebacks; title: and knockdowns; title: Death and other endings; title: Epilogue : George Jessel and Darryl Zanuck don't care; title: Eva Tanguay chronology.