Entertainment in the Old West theater, music, circuses, medicine shows, prizefighting and other popular amusements /

"This exploration of the heyday of popular theater and other entertainments of the Old West chronicles its emergence and growth from 1850 to the early twentieth century. Here is the story of the men and women who provided myriad types of entertainment in the Old West, and brought excitement, la...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Agnew, Jeremy
Awdur Corfforaethol: ebrary, Inc
Fformat: Electronig eLyfr
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011.
Pynciau:
Mynediad Ar-lein:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tagiau: Ychwanegu Tag
Dim Tagiau, Byddwch y cyntaf i dagio'r cofnod hwn!
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • On with the show
  • Entertainment for everyone
  • Women as actresses
  • Strutting their stuff
  • Bright lights of the Pacific Coast
  • Theaters across the Old West
  • A few of the famous
  • The amateurs
  • Medicine shows
  • Motley pleasures
  • The Wild West shows
  • Afterword : the stage lights dim.