William B. Gill: From the Goldfields to Broadway

by Kurt Ganzl

A colorful, historically accurate biography of William B. Gill, a famous musical-comedy playwright and comedy performer of the late-19th-century who is now mostly forgotten, but who changed the course of American musical theater. Gill began his career as a comedic actor in the coalfields of Australia, then performed in India and England, before finally coming to the U.S. Achieving fame as one of the most popular playwrights of his days, Gill's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138997455
• ISBN13: 9781138997455
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"