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Musical Comedy in America Paperback - 1987

by Cecil A. Smith; Glenn Litton


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First Published in 1987. This is the second edition with an additional foreword. The purpose of this book--the first to recount the history of the popular musical stage on Broadway and its intersecting streets--is to tell what the various entertainments were like, how they looked and sounded, who was in them, and why they made people laugh or cry. The values employed in the book are changeable and inconsistent. Sometimes an affable smile is bestowed upon a musical comedy, burlesque, or revue that was really very bad. Sometimes a harsh verdict is brought in against an entertainment that received widespread approval and praise.

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minstrelsy. From this time onward, the minstrel show enjoyed a life-span of about twenty-five years before fading from the New York scene, outmoded by such white-face variety shows as those presented by Tony Pastor in his Music Hall after 1864, and by the elaborate productions that followed on the heels of the Black Crook.

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  • Title Musical Comedy in America
  • Author Cecil A. Smith; Glenn Litton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 3rd Printing
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date January 7, 1987
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780878305643 / 0878305645
  • Weight 1.63 lbs (0.74 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.97 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.46 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Musicals - United States - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 80051638
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.810
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