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Queen of vaudeville : the story of Eva Tanguay / Andrew L. Erdman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2012.Description: 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801465727
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN2287 .Q446 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Freak baby and the paper city -- The Sambo girl in New York -- I don't care -- The cyclonic comedienne, or, Genius properly advertised -- Riding Salome to the top -- Battling Eva : rivals, imitators, and censors -- Follies and fortunes -- Men and other travails -- Mrs. John Ford -- The wild girl -- Knockdowns and comebacks -- and knockdowns -- Death and other endings -- Epilogue : George Jessel and Darryl Zanuck don't care -- Eva Tanguay chronology.
Subject: Profiles the early twentieth-century vaudeville star who became nationally known for her trend-setting performances and brazen personality, highlighting the historical significance of her sexually-forward performance style.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction PN2287.164 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn961513327

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : the most famous performer in America -- Freak baby and the paper city -- The Sambo girl in New York -- I don't care -- The cyclonic comedienne, or, Genius properly advertised -- Riding Salome to the top -- Battling Eva : rivals, imitators, and censors -- Follies and fortunes -- Men and other travails -- Mrs. John Ford -- The wild girl -- Knockdowns and comebacks -- and knockdowns -- Death and other endings -- Epilogue : George Jessel and Darryl Zanuck don't care -- Eva Tanguay chronology.

Profiles the early twentieth-century vaudeville star who became nationally known for her trend-setting performances and brazen personality, highlighting the historical significance of her sexually-forward performance style.

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