Shuberts and Their Passing Shows
Subtitle: The Untold Tale of Ziegfeld's Rivals
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780190219239
Subjects: Revues, history and criticism; Shubert organization
Description: The Shubert name has been synonymous with Broadway for almost as long as Broadway entertainment itself. In 'The Shuberts and Their Passing Shows', author Jonas Westover investigates beyond the Shuberts' business empire into their early revues and the centrifugal role they played in developing American theatre as an art form.