A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge

by David Hajdu

Book Overview

Winner - 2022 Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Book Awards in Pop from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

Bert Williams--a Black man forced to perform in blackface who challenged the stereotypes of minstrelsy. Eva Tanguay--an entertainer with the signature song "I Don't Care" who flouted the rules of propriety to redefine womanhood for the modern age. Julian Eltinge--a female impersonator who entranced and unnerved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231191820
• ISBN13: 9780231191821
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 11.1"