Women Vaudeville Stars
Subtitle: Eighty Biographical Profiles
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: April 24, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780786425839
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Women; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Entertainment & Performing Arts - General; Women entertainers; Performing Arts (General); U.S. History - Late 19th Century (1877-1900); Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Performing Arts; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Entertainment & Performing Arts - Theatre; Theater - History & Criticism; Biography; United States; Vaudeville; 19th century; History
Description: "This book tells the stories of 80 women who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th and early 20th century. The author summarizes the history of women in the performance industry and traces the lifespan of vaudeville. Biographies of the performers appear in order of the date they entered vaudeville"--Provided by publisher.