{"product_id":"9781403975362","title":"Transatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety Celebrity Turns","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTransatlantic Stage Stars in Vaudeville and Variety\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCelebrity Turns\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eL. Woods\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book shows eminent actors performing under stringent conditions in vaudeville. It was a strange notion in 1900 that leading lights of the legitimate stage would ever join a bill of 'turns', with everything from song-and-dance to criminals regaling crowds with their exploits. It chronicles renowned actors showing rough fare in rough times.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLEIGH WOODS is Professor of Theatre and Drama and Head of Theatre Studies at the University of Michigan, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan US\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781403975362\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e307\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804963639436,"sku":"9781403975362","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781403975362.jpg?v=1781789282","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781403975362","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}