Baggy Pants Comedy : Burlesque and the Oral Tradition
by
A. Davis
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1137378727
ISBN-13
9781137378729
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 8th, 2014
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
458 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.40 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Performing arts: comedyVariety shows, music hall, cabaret
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The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known mostly for striptease, and explores how these sketch performers approached their craft.
Taking readers inside the burlesque houses of Depression-era America, Baggy Pants Comedy explores the role of comedy in a show remembered mostly for strip-tease. It examines how burlesque comics, straightmen, and talking women approached the craft of comedy, working in a genre that relied not on scripts but on a remembered tradition of comedy bits that circulated orally. The book opens a long-neglected area of American folklore, presenting transcripts of dozens of fondly-remembered routines like "Who''s On First" and "Niagara Falls (Slowly I Turned)," as well as long-forgotten classics in print for the first time.
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