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Can I read The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History) on EtoBox?
The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History) by Rick DesRochers is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History) about?
By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness."
Who reads The New Humor in the Progressive Era: Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Rick DesRochers
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781349470747
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Art, Performing Arts, Sports
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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