Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque And The Oral Tradition (Palgrave Studies In Theatre And Performance History)

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.

• • Author: A. Davis
• • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• • Publication Date: Jan 08, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 301 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1137378727
• • ISBN-13: 9781137378729