Lydia Thompson Queen of Burlesque Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre Series
Auteur : Ganzl Kurt
This inaugural volume in the Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight. The series will attempt to resurrect theatre performers and writers who were famous in their era, yet who have since inexplicably faded from popular memory. Outlandish tales of Lydia's touring burlesque company, the British Blondes, and such lurid episodes as her horsewhipping of a Chicago editor, a romance with a Russian Grand Duke and a lesbian attacker have left her with a reputation as a bawdy burlesquer, but Kurt Gänzl argues she was nothing of the kind. Through this biography, the reader will learn the whole and hitherto untold story of this fascinating, multi-dimensional musical-theatre star.
Date de parution : 02-2016
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 05-2002
Ouvrage de 208 p.
15.2x22.9 cm
Thèmes de Lydia Thompson :
Mots-clés :
queen; burlesque; willie; edouin; harry; beckett; troupe; magic; toys; emily; Young Man; Willie Edouin; School For Scandal; Corps De Ballet; Superb; Thompson Troupe; Forty Thieves; Burlesque Troupe; Magic Toys; Blue Beard; 14th Street Theater; Wood’s Museum; Heathen Chinee; Burlesque Actresses; York Dramatic Mirror; George Wood; Emily Soldene; Linwood Gallery; Yellow Dwarf; Artist’s Model; Les Cloches De Corneville; Ellaline Terriss; Colleen Bawn; Royal Dramatic College; Niblo’s Garden