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Olympians of the Sawdust Circle: A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus
ISBN: 9780809513109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the American circus world of the nineteenth century. This A-Z guide lists: surname, given name, dates of birth and death (if known), type of entertainment (and function) with which the individual was associated, and the companies and dates by whom the person was employed. Every researcher and library interested in American circus history will need this seminal guide. An absolutely astonishing piece of scholarship.
The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the A...
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137,54 zł |
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A Royal Coupling: The Historic Marriage of Barnum and Bailey
ISBN: 9780893700133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) James A. Bailey and P. T. Barnum first joined forces to produce a double show in 1881--a royal coupling--inaugurating the "Golden Age" of the American circus. This book details some of the activity leading up to that notable landmark in amusement history, particularly during the decade of 1871-81. Complete with notes, bibliography, index, and contemporaneous illustrations.
James A. Bailey and P. T. Barnum first joined forces to produce a double show in 1881--a royal coupling--inaugurating the "Golden Age" of the American...
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93,50 zł |
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Theatre in a Tent
ISBN: 9780809503117 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A premier study of the dramatic tent show's development.
A premier study of the dramatic tent show's development.
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137,32 zł |
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Life Upon the Wicked Stage
ISBN: 9780893704636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The articles that form this volume are compiled from the pages of the New York Clipper. Covering the three decades of the 1860s through 1880s, they convey a naive sentiment regarding the theatre of that day, self-conscious and protective, sensitive toward outside pressures and puritanical abuses, and self-critical of personal behavior within the little world of theatrical troupes. Here are marvelous first-hand accounts of the major theatres and players of the nineteenth-century American stage, compiled by Dr. William L. Slout, one of the best-known theatrical and circus historians of our...
The articles that form this volume are compiled from the pages of the New York Clipper. Covering the three decades of the 1860s through 1880s, they co...
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97,60 zł |
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Popular Amusements in Horse & Buggy America: An Anthology of Contemporaneous Essays
ISBN: 9780893704612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Well-known theatre and circus historian William L. Slout here collects together 29 first-hand accounts of 19th- and early 20th-century popular amusements, including summer resorts, watering places, agricultural fairs, World's Fairs, the circus, vaudeville, theatre, and amusement parks. Complete with index, introduction, and contemporaneous illustrations.
Well-known theatre and circus historian William L. Slout here collects together 29 first-hand accounts of 19th- and early 20th-century popular amuseme...
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88,00 zł |
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Olympians of the Sawdust Circle: A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus
ISBN: 9780809503100 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the American circus world of the nineteenth century. This A-Z guide lists: surname, given name, dates of birth and death (if known), type of entertainment (and function) with which the individual was associated, and the companies and dates by whom the person was employed. Every researcher and library interested in American circus history will need this seminal guide. An absolutely astonishing piece of scholarship.
The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the A...
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195,45 zł |
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Chilly Billy: The Evolution of a Circus Millionaire
ISBN: 9780893700126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Chilly Billy" was the nickname of circus mogul William Washington Cole, the chief rival of P. T. Barnum. Cole was born into a circus family in 1847, and beginning in 1870 and continuing through 1886, developed "Cole's Colossal Circus" into a money-making enterprise. He wisely invested his earnings in real estate, making himself a multimillionaire before finally closing down shop. Another landmark contribution to American circus history, complete with notes, index, bibliography, and contemporaneous illustrations.
"Chilly Billy" was the nickname of circus mogul William Washington Cole, the chief rival of P. T. Barnum. Cole was born into a circus family in 1847, ...
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99,02 zł |
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Theatre in a Tent
ISBN: 9780809513116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A premier study of the dramatic tent show's development.
A premier study of the dramatic tent show's development.
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82,28 zł |
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Life Upon the Wicked Stage
ISBN: 9780893703639 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The articles that form this volume are compiled from the pages of the New York Clipper. Covering the three decades of the 1860s through 1880s, they convey a naive sentiment regarding the theatre of that day, self-conscious and protective, sensitive toward outside pressures and puritanical abuses, and self-critical of personal behavior within the little world of theatrical troupes. Here are marvelous first-hand accounts of the major theatres and players of the nineteenth-century American stage, compiled by Dr. William L. Slout, one of the best-known theatrical and circus historians of our...
The articles that form this volume are compiled from the pages of the New York Clipper. Covering the three decades of the 1860s through 1880s, they co...
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203,33 zł |
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Clowns and Cannons: The American Circus During the Civil War
ISBN: 9780809513048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This is the story of the survival of American circuses throughout one of the most perilous periods in our nation's history: 1860-1865. This was a period of transition for traveling exhibitions. The size of equipment and personnel had leveled off, performances were fixed, and the number of proprietors had reached a peak that would not be exceeded until the early 1870s. But still the show had to go on! Complete with notes, index, bibliography, and contemporaneous illustrations.
This is the story of the survival of American circuses throughout one of the most perilous periods in our nation's history: 1860-1865. This was a peri...
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83,12 zł |
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Burnt Cork and Tambourines: A Source Book for Negro Minstrelsy
ISBN: 9780893703585 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Includes the seminal "Early History of Negro Minstrelsy," by Col. T. Allston Brown, together with pen-and-ink portraits of the major minstrels, and a comprehensive index.
Includes the seminal "Early History of Negro Minstrelsy," by Col. T. Allston Brown, together with pen-and-ink portraits of the major minstrels, and a ...
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160,52 zł |
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The Trial of Dr. Jekyll: A Play in Two Acts
ISBN: 9780809562534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," William L. Slout focuses on Jekyll's sublimation of his wantonness, and the hypocrisy of his unrestrained involvement in it. He loses control of his better self to the overpowering evil of his baser side. Herein lies the tragedy of the man and his times. A powerful modern version of this classic tale of horror. Illustrated with scenes from the first production of the play.
In this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," William L. Slout focuses on Jekyll's sublimation of his ...
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63,55 zł |
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Burnt Cork and Tambourines: A Source Book for Negro Minstrelsy
ISBN: 9780893704582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Includes the seminal "Early History of Negro Minstrelsy," by Col. T. Allston Brown, together with pen-and-ink portraits of the major minstrels, and a comprehensive index.
Includes the seminal "Early History of Negro Minstrelsy," by Col. T. Allston Brown, together with pen-and-ink portraits of the major minstrels, and a ...
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97,60 zł |
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The Burial of Alma: A Comedy in Two Acts
ISBN: 9781434411525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This modern comedy highlights the clash between Denver Littlefield, a history professor at a California University, and his actress wife, Sarah Coleman, whose sudden surge in popularity after being cast in a popular soap opera threatens to swamp her husband's image and career.
This modern comedy highlights the clash between Denver Littlefield, a history professor at a California University, and his actress wife, Sarah Colema...
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73,33 zł |
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The Theatrical Rambles of Mr. and Mrs. John Greene
ISBN: 9780809503063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Greenes were representative of a class of journeymen actors, who received but little attention by chroniclers of early nineteenth-century theatre history. Along with hundreds of other craftsmen of their day, they experienced frequent moments of tribulation and rare occasions of triumph-respected artists who bore their daily vicissitudes as an expected part of the theatrical life. They traveled from place to place applying their craft, appearing with many of the major performers of the era. Mrs. Greene's personal memoirs were originally serialized in The New York Clipper in the 1860s by...
The Greenes were representative of a class of journeymen actors, who received but little attention by chroniclers of early nineteenth-century theatre ...
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192,63 zł |
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Fun and Fancy in Old New York : Reminiscences of a Man About Town
ISBN: 9780809513031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This is a second collection of 20 essays serialized in the "New York Clipper" between 1868-69 under the title, "Reminiscences of a Man About Town," with three additional pieces included that are also believed to have been penned by well-known man-about-town Tom Picton (1822-91). The "Clipper" was a major sporting and theatrical weekly issued between 1853-1924. Picton's memories of the clubs and theatres popular in New York City between roughly 1835-50 form the basis of these highly entertaining and historically informative reflections. Complete with illustrations, notes, and comprehensive...
This is a second collection of 20 essays serialized in the "New York Clipper" between 1868-69 under the title, "Reminiscences of a Man About Town," wi...
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97,80 zł |
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The Theatrical Rambles of Mr. and Mrs. John Greene
ISBN: 9780809513062 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Greenes were representative of a class of journeymen actors, who received but little attention by chroniclers of early nineteenth-century theatre history. Along with hundreds of other craftsmen of their day, they experienced frequent moments of tribulation and rare occasions of triumph-respected artists who bore their daily vicissitudes as an expected part of the theatrical life. They traveled from place to place applying their craft, appearing with many of the major performers of the era. Mrs. Greene's personal memoirs were originally serialized in The New York Clipper in the 1860s by...
The Greenes were representative of a class of journeymen actors, who received but little attention by chroniclers of early nineteenth-century theatre ...
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97,60 zł |
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Fun and Fancy in Old New York : Reminiscences of a Man About Town
ISBN: 9780809503032 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This is a second collection of 20 essays serialized in the "New York Clipper" between 1868-69 under the title, "Reminiscences of a Man About Town," with three additional pieces included that are also believed to have been penned by well-known man-about-town Tom Picton (1822-91). The "Clipper" was a major sporting and theatrical weekly issued between 1853-1924. Picton's memories of the clubs and theatres popular in New York City between roughly 1835-50 form the basis of these highly entertaining and historically informative reflections. Complete with illustrations, notes, and comprehensive...
This is a second collection of 20 essays serialized in the "New York Clipper" between 1868-69 under the title, "Reminiscences of a Man About Town," wi...
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146,72 zł |
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