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A first-person memoir of an important era in American theatre history
Among the great forces in the era of vaudeville entertainment in theatres throughout the country were producers Fanchon & Marco. They produced and presented live prologues before the movies in hundreds of theatres across the country. Few today know of their far-reaching activities and even fewer know of the day-to-day lives of the thousands of performers who worked for...
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A dancer's piont of view
Well written. Each chapter tends to be quite repetitive. The focus dwells on the hardships of rehearsing and the greuling dancers schedule. Such facts one already knows about dancers' lives, hence one doesn't need to read the book.
Published on January 23, 2004
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A first-person memoir of an important era in American theatre history,
This review is from: Lollipop: Vaudeville Turns with a Fanchon and Marco Dancer (Studies And Documentation In The History Of Popular Entertainment) (Hardcover)
Among the great forces in the era of vaudeville entertainment in theatres throughout the country were producers Fanchon & Marco. They produced and presented live prologues before the movies in hundreds of theatres across the country. Few today know of their far-reaching activities and even fewer know of the day-to-day lives of the thousands of performers who worked for them. This book provides a valuable first-person account of one such performer - a dancer. Even though she never became a great star, her story offers a fascinating look at the life of someone who was part of it all. Her writing may not be all that polished, but you can truly feel what she went though in her daily life and throughout her career. Fortunately, her story has been preserved and made available. Anyone interested in this era of popular entertainment should definitely read this book.
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This review is from: Lollipop: Vaudeville Turns with a Fanchon and Marco Dancer (Studies And Documentation In The History Of Popular Entertainment) (Hardcover)
Well written. Each chapter tends to be quite repetitive. The focus dwells on the hardships of rehearsing and the greuling dancers schedule. Such facts one already knows about dancers' lives, hence one doesn't need to read the book.
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Lollipop: Vaudeville Turns with a Fanchon and Marco Dancer (Studies And Documentation In The History Of Popular Entertainment) by Reva Howitt Clar (Hardcover - Oct. 2002)
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