Bibliograph

A revolution in three acts, the radical vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge, David Hajdu and John Carey

Type

Label

A revolution in three acts, the radical vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge, David Hajdu and John Carey

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A revolution in three acts

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1255521556

Responsibility statement

David Hajdu and John Carey

Sub title

the radical vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge

Summary

An African American who performed in blackface to challenge racial stereotypes; a woman whose song, "I Don't Care," became emblematic of the modern "New Woman"; and a female impersonator whose act was created to uphold the traditional values of American femininity. These stories are at the center of David Hajdu's new work of graphic nonfiction, which recounts the lives and careers of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge, three of the most popular and influential vaudeville performers at the turn of the twentieth century. Hajdu's history reveals how popular American entertainment as we know it first took form in vaudeville, and the ways these three artists challenged conceptions of race, gender, and what it meant to be an American during a pivotal time in the nation's history

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