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Grossman's entertaining, scrupulously documented study—a Jewish Book Club selection in cloth—portrays vaudeville and radio star Brice's talent, determination and legend-building.

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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Years: Birth to Burlesque 2. A oCollege GirlO on the Wheel 3. The Ziegfeld Connection: The Follies of 1910 and 1911 4. Dramatic Doldrums: 1912-1916 5. oA Cartoonist Working in the FleshO: The Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 and 1917 6. Disappointments, Debacles, and oThat Immortal SongO 7. Plastic Surgery for the Stage 8. Trying to Reach othe Hillbillies and the Haute MondeO: 1927-1933 9. oA Burlesque Comic of the Rarest VintageO: The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 and 1936 Conclusion: oI Knew What I Was Doing--I ThinkO Notes Bibliography Index Illustrations follow Chapter Six

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 22/08/1992
      ISBN13: 9780253207623, 978-0253207623
      ISBN10: 0253207622
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      Grossman's entertaining, scrupulously documented study—a Jewish Book Club selection in cloth—portrays vaudeville and radio star Brice's talent, determination and legend-building.

      * Publishers Weekly *

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Years: Birth to Burlesque 2. A oCollege GirlO on the Wheel 3. The Ziegfeld Connection: The Follies of 1910 and 1911 4. Dramatic Doldrums: 1912-1916 5. oA Cartoonist Working in the FleshO: The Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 and 1917 6. Disappointments, Debacles, and oThat Immortal SongO 7. Plastic Surgery for the Stage 8. Trying to Reach othe Hillbillies and the Haute MondeO: 1927-1933 9. oA Burlesque Comic of the Rarest VintageO: The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 and 1936 Conclusion: oI Knew What I Was Doing--I ThinkO Notes Bibliography Index Illustrations follow Chapter Six

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