W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway : Becoming a Comedian / by A. Wertheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wertheim, A., Author.

Series:

Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History, 2947-5775

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Television broadcasting.

Motion pictures, American.

Performing arts.

Theater.

Literature.

Arts.

Film and Television Studies.

American Film and TV.

Theatre and Performance Arts.

Local Subjects:

Film and Television Studies.

American Film and TV.

Theatre and Performance Arts.

Literature.

Arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores his little-known, long stage career from 1898 to 1930, which had a major influence on his comedy and screen presence.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations ; Acknowledgments ; Symbols and Abbreviations ; Prologue; Introduction ; Part I The Fledgling Years ; 1. Meet the Dukenfields ; 2. Life with Father ; Part II The Training Ground ; 3. The Tramp Juggler ; 4. Initiation Rites ; 5. The Sly Conjurer ; 6. The Big Time ; Part III "All the World's a Stage" ; 7. "A Master Pantomimist" ; 8. "My Art Never Satisfies Me" ; 9. To the Antipodes ; 10. The Trouper on the Flying Trapeze ; 11. The Ham Tree ; Part IV "What Therefore God Hath Joined Together, Let Not Man Put Asunder"

12. The Breakup 13. The Affair ; Part V The Labyrinth to the Ziegfeld Follies ; 14. The Road to the Palace ; 15. The Second Home ; 16. "They Had Me Sweating Blood" ; 17. Backstabbed ; Epilogue; Notes

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781137300676

1137300671

OCLC:

913797553