Riley: The Astaires | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780199358946 | The Astaires | Fred & Adele | Riley | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2014

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Beschreibung

This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage.

Über den Autor

Born in Australia and educated at Sydney and Oxford Universities, Kathleen Riley is a classical scholar and modern theater historian. She is the author of Nigel Hawthorne on Stage and The Reception and Performance of Euripides' Herakles: Reasoning Madness. At Oxford in 2008 she convened the first international conference on the art and legacy of Fred Astaire.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations

Foreword by John Mueller

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction: Moaning Minnie and Goodtime Charlie

Chapter 1: Opening the bill

Chapter 2: Over the top

Chapter 3: Dancing comedians

Chapter 4: Nightingales in Berkeley Square

Chapter 5: Fascinating rhythms

Chapter 6: The golden calf

Chapter 7: Frater, ave atque vale

Chapter 8: By myself

Chapter 9: After the dance

Chronologies:

1. (a) The shows

1. (b) Charity performances

2. Other notable events in theatre, 1917-1933

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Importe , Musik
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Biographien & Monographien
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780199358946
ISBN-10:	019935894X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Riley
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press, USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Riley
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2014
Gewicht:	0,412 kg