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Overview"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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. Wertheim , A WertheimPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2014 Weight: 3.697kg ISBN: 9781349671441ISBN 10: 1349671444 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 19 February 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Prologue: It's the Old Army Game 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 FOLLIES 14. The Road to the Palace 15. The Second Home 16. ""They Had Me Sweating Blood"" 17. Backstabbed Epilogue: The Defining Moment"ReviewsW.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway is an outstanding piece of scholarship. W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway really is a fantastic resource book for anyone wanting to know more about the man and his times. (Hubert O Hearn, By the Book, bythebookreviews.blogspot.it, December, 2015) W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway is an outstanding piece of scholarship. ... W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway really is a fantastic resource book for anyone wanting to know more about the man and his times. (Hubert O'Hearn, By the Book, bythebookreviews.blogspot.it, December, 2015) W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway is an outstanding piece of scholarship. W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway really is a fantastic resource book for anyone wanting to know more about the man and his times. (Hubert O Hearn, By the Book, bythebookreviews.blogspot.it, December, 2015) W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway is an outstanding piece of scholarship. ... W.C. Fields From Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway really is a fantastic resource book for anyone wanting to know more about the man and his times. (Hubert O'Hearn, By the Book, bythebookreviews.blogspot.it, December, 2015) Author InformationArthur Frank Wertheim has written several books on twentieth-century American culture, including Vaudeville Wars, The New York Little Renaissance, and Radio Comedy. He has co-edited three volumes: The Papers of Will Rogers and edited Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies and American Popular Culture. A former American history professor at the University of Southern California, USA, as well as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, his awards range from a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Indonesia to a fellowship on biography at The Norman Mailer Center, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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