Title: The voice of the city
First published: 1989
Description: "Robert Snyder depicts the rise of popular culture in America by recapturing the essence and commercial trappings of one of its most vital forms of entertainment - the vaudeville show. Vaudeville was a meeting place, an inclusive form of theatre that flourished especially in New York, where it fostered cultural exchange among the city's ethnic groups. In The Voice of the City, Mr.

Snyder reconstructs the famous acts, describes the different theatres, and shows how entrepreneurs created a near monopoly over bookings, theatres, and performers. He also gives us vaudeville's decline, its audiences usurped by musical comedy, radio, and the movies."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Vaudeville, United States, History, Popular culture, Massenkultur, Theater, Geschichte, (Drama), Komödie, Cities and towns, Popular culture, new york (state), new york, New york (n.y.), history, New York Times reviewed, Civilization
Places: New York (State), New York, United States