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Cover image for book The New Humor in the Progressive Era

The New Humor in the Progressive Era

Americanization and the Vaudeville Comedian
By:R. DesRochers
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137357427
eText ISBN:9781137357182
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness."