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Lydia Thompson

By Kurt Ganzl

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Lydia Thompson

By Kurt Ganzl

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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 Ganzl 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.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
250
Release Date:
2002-04-01
Publication Date:
2002-04-03
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415937663
ISBN13:
9780415937665
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
562 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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