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Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque and the Oral Tradition (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
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$54.99
Publication Date: January 8th, 2014
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
9781137378729
Pages:
288
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Description
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.
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