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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Autor Principal: Agnew, Jeremy
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.