Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque and the Oral Tradition by A. Davis

Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque and the Oral Tradition

Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

A. Davis

288 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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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 ...

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