Horrible prettiness : burlesque and American culture

Horrible prettiness : burlesque and American culture / Robert C. Allen.

Author/creator	Allen, Robert Clyde, 1950-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1991.
Description	xvi, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Burlesque (Theater)--United States --History. Popular culture--United States --19th century. Popular culture--United States --20th century.

Series	Cultural studies of the United States Cultural studies of the United States. ^A241520
Contents	A chronicle of Lydia Thompson's first season in America -- The intelligibility of burlesque -- The historical contexts of burlesque I: the transformation of American theater -- The historical contexts of burlesque II: women on the stage -- "Ixion" revisited -- The institutionalization of burlesque -- Burlesque at century's end -- Burlesque in the twentieth century.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-343) and index.
LCCN	90048608
ISBN	0807819603 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0807843164 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PN1948.U6 A45 1991	✔ Available	Place Hold