Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian

by Armond Fields

Book Overview

Just a century ago Eddie Foy was the consummate stage comedian. A versatile performer, Foy contributed to the development of popular theater from the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties, from poverty-inspired Irish two-acts to lavish musical comedies.

This first-ever biography of Foy tells the story of his indigent childhood in New York's Bowery and in Chicago, his tough uphill climb as a "variety artist" at Western outposts, his success...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786443286
• ISBN13: 9780786443284
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher