Guides include bibliographical references. Lecturer: Bill Messenger.
Contents:
8. The revue versus the book musical. 2. The minstrel era, 1828 to c. 1900 -- 3. Evolution of the verse/chorus song -- 4. The ragtime years [c. 1890-1917] -- Disc 2: 5. The Vaudeville era [1881 to c. 1935] -- 6. Tin Pan Alley -- 7. Broadway in its infancy -- 8. The revue versus the book musical.
Summary:
A series of lectures by Bill Messenger on the origins and variety of Broadway musicals.
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