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Author:

Magee, Jeffrey, 1961-

Title:

Irving Berlin's American musical theater / Jeffrey Magee.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xiii, 394 p. : ill., music ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Berlin, Irving,--1888-1989--Criticism and interpretation.
Musicals--United States--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-357), discography (p. 358) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : Irving Berlin's century -- Irving Berlin's theater -- Legitimate vaudeville : the Dillingham shows, 1914-15 -- Berlin's follies, 1918-19 -- "America's greatest show" : the Music box revues, 1921-24 -- "An ideal combination" : Berlin, Kaufman, and Co., 1920s-30s -- Musical theater of war : This is the army, 1942-45 -- Something for the girls : Annie get your gun, 1945-present -- State of the Union : Berlin, Lindsay and Crouse, 1950-62 -- Conclusion : "This is America".

Series:

Broadway legacies

ISBN:

0195398262 (alk. paper)
9780195398267 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)731192686

LCCN:

2011025332

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)