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Autore |
Wertheim A |
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Titolo |
W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway : Becoming a Comedian / / by A. Wertheim |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
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791.4302/8092 |
791.43028092 |
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Motion pictures and television |
Motion pictures—United States |
Theater |
Performing arts |
Literature |
Arts |
Screen Studies |
American Cinema and TV |
Theatre and Performance Studies |
Performing Arts |
Literature, general |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations ; Acknowledgments ; Symbols and Abbreviations ; Prologue; Introduction ; Part I The Fledgling Years ; 1. Meet the Dukenfields ; 2. Life with Father ; Part II The Training Ground ; 3. The Tramp Juggler ; 4. Initiation Rites ; 5. The Sly Conjurer ; 6. The Big Time ; Part III "All the World's a Stage" ; 7. "A Master Pantomimist" ; 8. "My Art Never Satisfies Me" ; 9. To the Antipodes ; 10. The Trouper on the Flying Trapeze ; 11. The Ham Tree ; Part IV "What Therefore God Hath Joined Together, Let Not Man Put Asunder" |
12. The Breakup 13. The Affair ; Part V The Labyrinth to the Ziegfeld |
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Follies ; 14. The Road to the Palace ; 15. The Second Home ; 16. "They Had Me Sweating Blood" ; 17. Backstabbed ; Epilogue; Notes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores his little-known, long stage career from 1898 to 1930, which had a major influence on his comedy and screen presence. |
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