| Description |
xiv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
A Da Capo paperback
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Da Capo paperback.
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| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1989. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285). |
| Contents |
The first black musicals, Clorindy and A Trip to Coontown -- The end of the coon songs, Bob Cole and the Johnson Brothers -- The Back-to-Africa musicals, Bert Williams and George Walker -- The term of exile -- Shuffle along -- "It's getting dark on old Broadway" -- A passing fad? -- "Wall st. Lays an egg" -- The irony of Porgy and Bess -- Swinging the classics, or the FTP meets Gilbert and Sullivan -- Black and white Broadway -- Democracy in action -- Langston Hughes and the new black musical -- Revival. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Musicals. |
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United States. |
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Revues -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Revues. |
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African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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African American entertainers.
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African American entertainers. |
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Musicals. |
| ISBN |
0306804549 : $13.95 |
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