The prettiest girl on stage is a man
race and gender benders in American vaudeville
by Kathleen B Casey
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"From the 1890s through the 1920s, vaudeville reigned as one of the most popular entertainment forms in urban America. Through drama, humor, and satire, it invited its socially, economically, and ethnically diverse audiences to turn a self-conscious eye upon themselves and their culture, which was being rapidly transformed by such forces as immigration, racial discord, and new conceptions of gender roles. It was no coincidence that acts featuring cross-dressing performers and racial impersonators were among vaudeville's biggest attractions. In this lively and enlightening study, Kathleen B. Casey explores the ways in which the gender- and race-bending spectacles of vaudeville dramatized the economic, technological, social, and cultural upheaval that gripped the United States in the early twentieth century"--Jacket.
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The prettiest girl on stage is a man: race and gender benders in American vaudeville
2015, The University of Tennessee Press
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index.
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