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Dancing in paradise, burning in hell : women in Maine's historic working class dance industry / / Trudy Irene Scee
| Dancing in paradise, burning in hell : women in Maine's historic working class dance industry / / Trudy Irene Scee |
| Autore | Scee Trudy Irene |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 792.80973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dance - United States - History
Dancers - United States - History - 19th century Women dancers - Maine - History - 19th century Women dancers - United States - Social conditions Sex in dance |
| ISBN | 1-60893-510-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Dancers for Money: America Meets the New Dancing Women of the 1800s, Recoils in Shock, and Yet Whispers "Come a Little Bit Closer"; The Hurdy Gurdy Girls, Burlesque Women, Little Egypts, and Taxi-Dancers of the 1800s-1940s; Chapter One. The Road to Perdition: The Early Barroom Dancers, the Hurdy Gurdy Girls, the Circus and Fair Come to Town, Native Americans Perform, and the Dance Hall or Whorehouse Riot of 1849
Chapter Two. Scandal on the Stage and the Search for Much More: Early Vaudeville Comes to Maine, the Midways Beckon, the "Wiggle Dance" Shocks, and Other Vice Concerns of the Early 1900sChapter Three. Oh, for the Satin Slippers and the Gold and the Silver Purses: Scandal in the Dance Halls, Taxi-Dancers, Lucy Nicolar Retires as Molly Spotted Elk Dances Out, and the Early Dance Contests of the 1920s; Chapter Four. And the Victrola Played On: The Early Marathons in Maine and the Start of the Large Dance Endurance Contests, 1923-1933 Chapter Five. Dancing in Paradise, Burning in Hell: The Paradise Dance Pavilion Fire of 1933 and the End of the Endurance Dance EraChapter Six. The Dance Didn't Go On, and They Really Weren't Strippers: The Shipyard Workers' Riot of 1943, Another Dance Hall Fire, and the New Vaudeville, Burlesque, and Movie Dancers in Maine; Chapter Seven. Bring Back the Hootchie-Cootchie: America and Maine Greet the New Eastern Dancers of the 1950s and 1960s, Exotic and Erotic Dancers Spread through the State, and a Little "Supper Club" Showcases Female Dancers in the North Chapter Eight. "Little Egypt" Grows Up and Becomes the Queen of the Coast: The Emergence of Modern Ethnic and Belly Dancing in Maine in the 1960s and BeyondChapter Nine. Conclusion: The Same Old Moves with New Respectability, at Least in the Eyes of Many: Maine's Transformed Belly Dancers, Taxi-Dancers, and Burlesque Performers of the Late 1900s and Early 2000s; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798143303321 |
Scee Trudy Irene
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| Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dancing in paradise, burning in hell : women in Maine's historic working class dance industry / / Trudy Irene Scee
| Dancing in paradise, burning in hell : women in Maine's historic working class dance industry / / Trudy Irene Scee |
| Autore | Scee Trudy Irene |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 792.80973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dance - United States - History
Dancers - United States - History - 19th century Women dancers - Maine - History - 19th century Women dancers - United States - Social conditions Sex in dance |
| ISBN | 1-60893-510-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Dancers for Money: America Meets the New Dancing Women of the 1800s, Recoils in Shock, and Yet Whispers "Come a Little Bit Closer"; The Hurdy Gurdy Girls, Burlesque Women, Little Egypts, and Taxi-Dancers of the 1800s-1940s; Chapter One. The Road to Perdition: The Early Barroom Dancers, the Hurdy Gurdy Girls, the Circus and Fair Come to Town, Native Americans Perform, and the Dance Hall or Whorehouse Riot of 1849
Chapter Two. Scandal on the Stage and the Search for Much More: Early Vaudeville Comes to Maine, the Midways Beckon, the "Wiggle Dance" Shocks, and Other Vice Concerns of the Early 1900sChapter Three. Oh, for the Satin Slippers and the Gold and the Silver Purses: Scandal in the Dance Halls, Taxi-Dancers, Lucy Nicolar Retires as Molly Spotted Elk Dances Out, and the Early Dance Contests of the 1920s; Chapter Four. And the Victrola Played On: The Early Marathons in Maine and the Start of the Large Dance Endurance Contests, 1923-1933 Chapter Five. Dancing in Paradise, Burning in Hell: The Paradise Dance Pavilion Fire of 1933 and the End of the Endurance Dance EraChapter Six. The Dance Didn't Go On, and They Really Weren't Strippers: The Shipyard Workers' Riot of 1943, Another Dance Hall Fire, and the New Vaudeville, Burlesque, and Movie Dancers in Maine; Chapter Seven. Bring Back the Hootchie-Cootchie: America and Maine Greet the New Eastern Dancers of the 1950s and 1960s, Exotic and Erotic Dancers Spread through the State, and a Little "Supper Club" Showcases Female Dancers in the North Chapter Eight. "Little Egypt" Grows Up and Becomes the Queen of the Coast: The Emergence of Modern Ethnic and Belly Dancing in Maine in the 1960s and BeyondChapter Nine. Conclusion: The Same Old Moves with New Respectability, at Least in the Eyes of Many: Maine's Transformed Belly Dancers, Taxi-Dancers, and Burlesque Performers of the Late 1900s and Early 2000s; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806957003321 |
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Scee Trudy Irene
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| Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public enemy number 1 : the true story of the Brady Gang / / Trudy Irene Scee
| Public enemy number 1 : the true story of the Brady Gang / / Trudy Irene Scee |
| Autore | Scee Trudy Irene |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminals - United States
Crime - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-60893-512-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Four "Misspent Youths" and the Beginnings of the Brady Gang, Later Identified as the "Most Vicious" Gang in America; 2 Other Options; 3 The Brady Gang Coalesces and Starts Its Notorious Crime Spree; 4 Death of a Sales Clerk; 5 A Crime Repeated, a New Murder Committed, and a Wider Opening Made for the FBI; 6 Breakout; 7 The Full Force of the Federal Government Seeks the Gang, While the Gang Seeks Yet More Lucre; 8 Officers Down; 9 And the Gang Shoots On; 10 On the Road Again; 11 The Beginning of the End; 12 Blood in the Streets; 13 And the Man Talks On; Afterword; Acknowledgments
Selected BibliographyIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797663203321 |
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Scee Trudy Irene
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| Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public enemy number 1 : the true story of the Brady Gang / / Trudy Irene Scee
| Public enemy number 1 : the true story of the Brady Gang / / Trudy Irene Scee |
| Autore | Scee Trudy Irene |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminals - United States
Crime - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-60893-512-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Four "Misspent Youths" and the Beginnings of the Brady Gang, Later Identified as the "Most Vicious" Gang in America; 2 Other Options; 3 The Brady Gang Coalesces and Starts Its Notorious Crime Spree; 4 Death of a Sales Clerk; 5 A Crime Repeated, a New Murder Committed, and a Wider Opening Made for the FBI; 6 Breakout; 7 The Full Force of the Federal Government Seeks the Gang, While the Gang Seeks Yet More Lucre; 8 Officers Down; 9 And the Gang Shoots On; 10 On the Road Again; 11 The Beginning of the End; 12 Blood in the Streets; 13 And the Man Talks On; Afterword; Acknowledgments
Selected BibliographyIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822244003321 |
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Scee Trudy Irene
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| Camden, Maine : , : Down East Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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