W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway

Becoming a Comedian
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-67144-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3697 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores his little-known, long stage career from 1898 to 1930, which had a major influence on his comedy and screen presence.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wertheim, A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: It's the Old Army Game Introduction PART I: THE FLEDGLING YEARS 1. Meet the Dukenfields 2. Life with Father PART II: THE TRAINING GROUND 3. The Tramp Juggler 4. Initiation Rites 5. The Sly Conjurer 6. The Big Time PART III: "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE" 7. "A Master Pantomimist" 8. "My Art Never Satisfies Me" 9. To the Antipodes 10. The Trouper on the Flying Trapeze 11. The Ham Tree PART IV: "WHAT THEREFORE GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER, LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER" 12. The Breakup 13. The Affair PART V: THE LABYRINTH TO THE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES 14. The Road to the Palace 15. The Second Home 16. "They Had Me Sweating Blood" 17. Backstabbed Epilogue: The Defining Moment

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur Frank Wertheim has written several books on twentieth-century American culture, including , , and . He has co-edited three volumes: and edited and . A former American history professor at the University of Southern California, USA, as well as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, his awards range from a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Indonesia to a fellowship on biography at The Norman Mailer Center, USA.