Revues--Broadway musicals where plot was unimportant or nonexistent and the emphasis was on comedy skits, specialty numbers, catchy songs, and chorus lines of beautiful girls--flourished for half a century, from the 1890s to about 1950. This affectionate history chronicles the development of the form, and recaptures the delights, now largely gone, that revues offered. "Will be enjoyable to both scholar and theater afficionado alike."-- Library Journal Deals with a series of Broadway musicals where plot was unimportant or ...
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Revues--Broadway musicals where plot was unimportant or nonexistent and the emphasis was on comedy skits, specialty numbers, catchy songs, and chorus lines of beautiful girls--flourished for half a century, from the 1890s to about 1950. This affectionate history chronicles the development of the form, and recaptures the delights, now largely gone, that revues offered. "Will be enjoyable to both scholar and theater afficionado alike."-- Library Journal Deals with a series of Broadway musicals where plot was unimportant or nonexistent and the emphasis was on comedy skits, specialty vocal and dance numbers, catchy songs, and often chorus lines of beautiful girls.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
